ISO is booting to desktop, not a screen with "try" and "install" buttons

[Jane Atkinson]

I'm not sure that this is the right package. Please move if necessary. (Bug reporting guidelines mention syslinux, but that doesn't seem to be used on this ISO.)

On booting Budgie 23.10 (20231008.1), the ISO is booting directly to desktop and not to a screen with "install" and "try" buttons. Install has to be started from the menu. (Install works correctly.)

syslog from live ISO is attached.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.10
Package: subiquity (unknown)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-7.7-generic 6.5.3
Uname: Linux 6.5.0-7-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs
ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.486
CurrentDesktop: Budgie:GNOME
Date: Sun Oct 8 21:01:36 2023
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-Budgie 23.10 "Mantic Minotaur" - Daily amd64 (20231008.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=C.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 TERM=xterm-256color
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SourcePackage: subiquity
Symptom: installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Ubuntu QA Website (ubuntuqa)]

This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker.

A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here:
https://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/2038776

[fossfreedom (fossfreedom)]

Well there is a question!

If ubuntu boots straight to the live session then its a qa tracker test case issue.

If it doesn't then I'm guessing some-sort of livecd-rootfs issue maybe.

Certainly the legacy ISO has a try/install screen.

[Łukasz Zemczak (sil2100)]

@fossfreedom how was the budgie installer in the past? Since the Ubuntu one was always booting to the try/install screen - was it the same for the Budgie installer as well? Is this a regression from previous builds?

[fossfreedom (fossfreedom)]

As I mentioned - ubiquity also booted to a try/install screen.

With the new flutter installer I have only ever seen it boot to a live
session. I haven't looked at Ubuntu itself to see what it does. If
Ubuntu also boots to a live session to perform the install then its a
test case issue - the test cases on the QA tracker will need to be
updated for the new installer.

On Tue, 10 Oct 2023 at 10:12, Łukasz Zemczak <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> @fossfreedom how was the budgie installer in the past? Since the Ubuntu
> one was always booting to the try/install screen - was it the same for
> the Budgie installer as well? Is this a regression from previous builds?
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to Ubuntu
> Budgie.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2038776
>
> Title:
> ISO is booting to desktop, not a screen with "try" and "install"
> buttons
>
> Status in ubuntu-desktop-installer:
> New
> Status in Ubuntu Budgie:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> I'm not sure that this is the right package. Please move if necessary.
> (Bug reporting guidelines mention syslinux, but that doesn't seem to
> be used on this ISO.)
>
> On booting Budgie 23.10 (20231008.1), the ISO is booting directly to
> desktop and not to a screen with "install" and "try" buttons. Install
> has to be started from the menu. (Install works correctly.)
>
> syslog from live ISO is attached.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.10
> Package: subiquity (unknown)
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-7.7-generic 6.5.3
> Uname: Linux 6.5.0-7-generic x86_64
> NonfreeKernelModules: zfs
> ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu4
> Architecture: amd64
> CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
> CasperVersion: 1.486
> CurrentDesktop: Budgie:GNOME
> Date: Sun Oct 8 21:01:36 2023
> LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-Budgie 23.10 "Mantic Minotaur" - Daily amd64 (20231008.1)
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=C.UTF-8
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> TERM=xterm-256color
> XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
> SourcePackage: subiquity
> Symptom: installer
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-desktop-installer/+bug/2038776/+subscriptions
>

[Jane Atkinson (irihapeti)]

On bootup the Ubuntu (new) installer displays a Try or Install Ubuntu screen.

[Jane Atkinson (irihapeti)]

The Unity ISO, which I believe uses Ubiquity, is also booting direct to desktop.

[Jane Atkinson (irihapeti)]

ISO of 20240215 is now booting directly to a "try/install" screen.

[fossfreedom (fossfreedom)]

Cheers for confirming - fixed via budgie-desktop-environment v0.20.8 and the inclusion of a suitable systemd unit to invoke the new installer with the --try-or-install command-line option