(Ubuntu greenhorn here)
I am running Ubuntu server 18.04 on my bare metal, with a couple of VMs running presently which are 14.04. I am having no issues whatsoever with the 14.04 servers running for Plex Media Server and Minecraft, but I am trying to mess with a Minecraft Bedrock (mobile edition) server, which is said to need Ubuntu 18.04 to operate. I am trying to get the VM to spin up, but I get an error saying that ubuntu 18.04 doesn't exist. I am really stuck, and not sure what to do from here. I saw it only goes up to 17.04 and 17.10 when looking at "osinfo-query os".
I COULD attempt to run the software on the bare metal server, but being a 14TB NAS with running VMs, I'd rather not, as this is Alpha software at this point. I would just like to get an 18.04 VM kicked up.
Here is what I am using, and the error it presents.
ziggidy@zeus:~/ISOs$ sudo virt-install \
> --name Hermes \
> --description "Minecraft VM" \
> --os-type=Linux \
> --os-variant=ubuntu18.04 \
> --ram=16384 \
> --vcpus=8 \
> --disk path=/home/ziggidy/VMs/Drive2/Hermes.img,bus=virtio,size=50 \
> --network bridge:br0 \
> --graphics none \
> --location /home/ziggidy/ISOs/ubuntu-14.04.5-server-amd64.iso \
> --extra-args console=ttyS0
[sudo] password for ziggidy:
ERROR Error validating install location: Distro 'ubuntu18.04' does not exist in our dictionary
ziggidy@zeus:~/ISOs$
Here is a "successful" use with 14.04. I aborted it as I don't need another 14.04 vm at the moment, and the software won't run in 14.04.
ziggidy@zeus:~/ISOs$ sudo virt-install \
> --name Hermes \
> --description "Minecraft VM" \
> --os-type=Linux \
> --os-variant=ubuntu14.04 \
> --ram=16384 \
> --vcpus=8 \
> --disk path=/home/ziggidy/VMs/Drive2/Hermes.img,bus=virtio,size=50 \
> --network bridge:br0 \
> --graphics none \
> --location /home/ziggidy/ISOs/ubuntu-14.04.5-server-amd64.iso \
> --extra-args console=ttyS0
Starting install...
Retrieving file .treeinfo... | 0 B 00:00:00
Retrieving file content... | 0 B 00:00:00
Retrieving file info... | 66 B 00:00:00
Retrieving file vmlinuz... | 6.6 MB 00:00:00
Retrieving file initrd.gz... | 11 MB 00:00:00
^C^CDomain install interrupted.
Installation aborted at user request
^C
ziggidy@zeus:~/ISOs$ ^C
I gave it yet another shot with OS variant removed, and get a different error.
ziggidy@zeus:~/ISOs$ sudo virt-install \
> --name Hermes \
> --description "Bedrock Minecraft VM" \
> --os-type=Linux \
> --ram=2048 \
> --vcpus=2 \
> --disk path=/home/ziggidy/VMs/Drive2/Hermes.img,bus=virtio,size=50 \
> --network bridge:br0 \
> --graphics none \
> --location /home/ziggidy/ISOs/ubuntu-18.04.1-live-server-amd64.iso \
> --extra-args console=ttyS0
WARNING No operating system detected, VM performance may suffer. Specify an OS with --os-variant for optimal results.
Starting install...
Retrieving file .treeinfo... | 0 B 00:00:00
Retrieving file content... | 0 B 00:00:00
Retrieving file info... | 70 B 00:00:00
Retrieving file info... | 70 B 00:00:00
Retrieving file info... | 70 B 00:00:00
ERROR Couldn't find hvm kernel for Ubuntu tree.
Domain installation does not appear to have been successful.
If it was, you can restart your domain by running:
virsh --connect qemu:///system start Hermes
otherwise, please restart your installation.
ziggidy@zeus:~/ISOs$
