Unable to create VMs with virt-install

[David Negreira]

When launching a VM with virt-inst on focal it is now failing with the error on the debug output here: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/jvw3pS6249/

ubuntu@robson:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Release: 20.04

ubuntu@robson:~$ apt-cache policy virt-manager
virt-manager:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1:2.2.1-3ubuntu2
  Version table:
     1:2.2.1-3ubuntu2 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 Packages
ubuntu@robson:~$ apt-cache policy virtinst
virtinst:
  Installed: 1:2.2.1-3ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1:2.2.1-3ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 1:2.2.1-3ubuntu2 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Nick Niehoff (nniehoff)]

The virt-install works when using the installerd:

http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/focal/main/installer-amd64/
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/eoan/main/installer-amd64/
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/bionic/main/installer-amd64/

This may be a workaround instead of using:

http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/bionic-updates/main/installer-amd64/

[David Negreira (dnegreira)]

Can confirm that the workaround works fine.

[Doug Smythies (dsmythies)]

Since the legacy installer is no longer available, is it correct to say the workaround is no longer an option?

I am unable to even get started with a 22.04 server VM install on my Ubuntu 22.04.4 server host.
I submitted bug #1950914 months ago, and wonder if it is duplicate with this bug. I use this command:

virt-install -n serv-jj -r 8192 \
--disk path=/home/doug/vm/serv-jj.img,bus=virtio,size=50 \
-c jammy-live-server-amd64-2022-04-21.iso \
--network bridge=br0,model=virtio,mac=52:54:00:27:1c:6e \
--video=vmvga --graphics vnc,listen=0.0.0.0 --noautoconsole -v --vcpus=4