Questions tagged [ubiquity]

Ubiquity is the installer used by Ubuntu.

Ubiquity is the installer used by Ubuntu. For information about where to find log files, debugging and how to report bugs see DebuggingUbiquity.

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ubiquity customization

I installed ubiquity: sudo apt-get install ubiquity ubiquity-casper ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu ubiquity-frontend-gtk and I made some modifications to it: changed the images to match my company added new slides etc.... Everything looks good, but…
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What is ubiquity?

Where is Ubiquity used in Ubuntu?
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How do I obtain log info from the installer?

I have prepared a PXE-preseed-netinstall configuration for a cluster I am setting up. On all nodes, the install process works perfectly. But I have one node for which the installer freeze when installing the base system. I suspect a failure on disk…
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cryptsetup error while doing sudo-apt upgrade

Setting up ubiquity-ubuntu-artwork (2.21.63.4) ... dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubiquity: ubiquity depends on cryptsetup; however: Package cryptsetup is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing package ubiquity…
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Autoinstall is stuck with ubuntu-22.10-desktop-amd64.iso

Problem: Autoinstall stop on the phase "Updates and other software" as attached screenshot shows with ubuntu-22.10-desktop-amd64.iso. click here (stop on the "# Step 3 install Mode" of preseed/ubuntu.seed file) After click "Continue" button, the…
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How should I file a bug about Ubiquity?

What is the best channel for making suggestions for changes to Ubuntu (or, more specifically, Ubiquity)? I have spotted an issue that is not really a bug, but its a fairly big usability hurdle. I was helping somebody to install Ubuntu on a virtual…
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Why do I have so many options in install? What do I pick?

I have a windows 8 desktop and I'm trying to install Ubuntu. In my computer on windows I see two drives (C: for windows and D: empty) When I try to install Ubuntu, there's a big list of options of which drive to pick. What do I pick? In the first…
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Installing Ubuntu 13.10 on Acer S7 doesn't detect operating system and then gives "??? ???" error

I'm trying to install Ubuntu 13.10 from a USB drive onto an Acer S7 alongside an existing Windows 8 partition. I've set aside a 30GB partition for the Ubuntu installation. When I run the installation, it doesn't detect any existing operating system.…
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how do I remaster livecd to get rid of installer?

I want to remaster the xenial ISO by unpacking the squashfs image, chrooting, running some commands and repacking it. So far this works but I don't know what commands to run in the chroot to disable the installation prompt. I would like the final…
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"ubiquity crashed with indexError in free_space(); list out of range" when installing ubuntu 16.04

During ubuntu 16.04 installation, after selecting language and continue, it stop and give me some problem. and this is the screenshot please help
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13.10 and 12.04 discs say I have no Windows 7 on my hard drive

I installed windows 7 on my new motherboard on a PC I built, and when I put in a Ubuntu disc it tells me I have no operating systems installed when I do. I didn't encounter this problem on my laptop in the past before. Did I somehow screw up on my…
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How to debug Ubuntu's booting errors?

I downloaded Ubuntu 12.10 beta1 ISO and have been trying to boot from it using a USB stick. But every time I try to boot it freezes and all I can see is the Ubuntu logo, which gives no idea about the cause of the freeze. I want to know if there is…
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Adding language to Ubiquity

Can't get to work ubiquity as I want. It's like no other locale exists. I switch to spanish and nothing changes. If I hit 'Try', it loads the live in spanish, but if I hit Install, the installer is in english ->…
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Want to Install Ubuntu over Linux Mint

I have a dual boot computer with both Linux Mint and Windows 7 on it. I want to run ubuntu instead of linux mint. How do I get rid of Linux Mint and still keep Windows 7 without damage to grub also.
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Hard drive not recognized in Ubuntu 12.04 install

I don't know how to fix it the computer has no hard drive.I'm trying to install Ubuntu for the computer onto my external hard drive and none of the buttons are working. Please help.
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