Text based install writes files +GMT offset

[Daniel Burke]

The installation CD, when used in text install mode, writes files +GMT offset.

I can confirm that this affects Feisty-i386-alternative CD. It is likely limited to text install. Could someone capable of running a graphical install please confirm this?
I suspect that the Debian people might have this problem too, or have fixed/avoided it.

Symptoms include...
Bug #104553
Bug #103201
Bug #123100
Bug #126662
Bug #127080
Note that only people east of Greenwich are experiencing this problem. Some people at UTC complain about it too, but I suspect they haven't filled in their profiles completely.

wolfe99 suggested a fix for the symptom here...
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fontconfig/+bug/104553/comments/18

[Antti Kaihola (akaihola)]

The same problem arises doing a Edubuntu Feisty graphical install on GMT+2 and specifying in the installer that the hw clock is in local time.

[Elias Aarnio (elias-aarnio)]

I confirm this. That is exactly what I ran into. I was using graphical installer.

[Daniel Burke (dan-p-burke)]

While the listed bugs are symptoms of this bug, I do believe that fontconfig should not fail for a reason as simple as files being in the future.
Perhaps a fontconfig guru would be better qualified to confirm that statement.

Having said that, I still think that it is prudent that fontconfig complain of files from the future.

[CheolHan Yoon (mait)]

How about this method for time setting problem.

When Install, read BIOS time and show that to user.

Ask, Is this correct time to you ?

When yes, set UTC=no in /etc/default/rcS

When no, set UTC=yes.

I live on GMT+9 then had problem like this,
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fontconfig/+bug/104553

As I remember Ubuntu installer didn't ask UTC or localtime.

When user do dual boot with other os like windows, this problem can occur more complex problem.

[Namhyung Kim (namhyung)]

Confirmed.
I attached a patch for openoffice at #104553.

[Martin Mai (mrkanister-deactivatedaccount-deactivatedaccount)]

 Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue for you. Can you try with the latest Ubuntu release? Thanks in advance.

[etali (etali)]

We'd like to figure out what's causing this bug for you, but we haven't heard back from you in a while. Could you please provide the requested information? Thanks!

[Daniel Burke (dan-p-burke)]

This bug isn't a duplicate of 104553, however 104553 can be caused by this
bug.

I described the bug very accurately in my original report.

Simply put, there is a bug/feature in the text based installer for ubuntu
(and I suspect all debian installer based iso's).

When someone east of Greenwich installs ubuntu, it installs it on the
assumption that the system clock is set to GMT, so when the system boots for
the first time, with it's clock set to local time, ubuntu detects that the
filesystem was created in the future, and all manner of wonderful things
happen. Your GMT offset later, the bug "mysteriously" disappears.

regards,

dan
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except for when it doesn't

On Sat, Apr 10, 2010 at 5:21 PM, etali <email address hidden> wrote:

> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 104553 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/104553
>
> ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 104553
> upgrade failed when fontconfig cache dirs are newer than system date
>
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> Text based install writes files +GMT offset
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134074
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> of the bug.
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