apt-get update: mirror is syncing?

[corrado venturini]

try install from iso dated nov-15

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: subiquity (unknown)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-9.9-generic 6.5.3
Uname: Linux 6.5.0-9-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs
ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.487
CloudArchitecture: x86_64
CloudID: nocloud
CloudName: unknown
CloudPlatform: nocloud
CloudSubPlatform: seed-dir (/var/lib/cloud/seed/nocloud)
CurtinAptConfig: /var/log/installer/subiquity-curtin-apt.conf
Date: Wed Nov 15 11:07:32 2023
DesktopInstallerRev: 1272
ExecutablePath: /snap/ubuntu-desktop-installer/1272/bin/subiquity/subiquity/cmd/server.py
InterpreterPath: /snap/ubuntu-desktop-installer/1272/usr/bin/python3.10
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat" - Daily amd64 (20231115.1)
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. H510M H
ProcAttrCurrent: snap.hostname-desktop-installer.subiquity-server (complain)
ProcCmdline: /snap/hostname-desktop-installer/1272/usr/bin/python3.10 -m subiquity.cmd.server --use-os-prober --storage-version=2 --postinst-hooks-dir=/snap/hostname-desktop-installer/1272/etc/subiquity/postinst.d
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=C.UTF-8
 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=<set>
 PATH=(custom, no user)
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz layerfs-path=minimal.standard.live.squashfs --- quiet splash
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.11, Python 3.11.6, python3-minimal, 3.11.4-5
PythonDetails: N/A
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
SnapChannel:

SnapRevision: 1272
SnapUpdated: False
SnapVersion: 0+git.417b2d8a
SourcePackage: subiquity
Title: install failed crashed with CalledProcessError
UdiLog: Error: [Errno 40] Too many levels of symbolic links: '/var/log/installer/ubuntu_desktop_installer.log'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 03/25/2022
dmi.bios.release: 5.19
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends International, LLC.
dmi.bios.version: F14
dmi.board.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.board.name: H510M H
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Default string
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Default string
dmi.chassis.version: Default string
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInternational,LLC.:bvrF14:bd03/25/2022:br5.19:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnH510MH:pvr-CF:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnH510MH:rvrx.x:cvnDefaultstring:ct3:cvrDefaultstring:skuDefaultstring:
dmi.product.family: H510 MB
dmi.product.name: H510M H
dmi.product.sku: Default string
dmi.product.version: -CF
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

[corrado venturini (corradoventu)]

Install crashed but installed system works fine.

[corrado venturini (corradoventu)]

booting the installation medium i see a lot of messages. see attachment.

[corrado venturini (corradoventu)]

They are also more messages

[corrado venturini (corradoventu)]

in new installed system /var/log/installer is almost empty
corrado@corrado-n2-nn-1115:~$ ls /var/log/installer
casper-md5check.json media-info
corrado@corrado-n2-nn-1115:~$

[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/2043577

[Olivier Gayot (ogayot)]

Hello,

It looks like another occurrence of a country mirror issue, here the Italian one:

Nov 15 12:07:31 ubuntu subiquity_log.3030[26559]: Err:5 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/main Translation-en
Nov 15 12:07:31 ubuntu subiquity_log.3030[26559]: File has unexpected size (517224 != 517232). Mirror sync in progress? [IP: 90.147.160.73 80]
Nov 15 12:07:31 ubuntu subiquity_log.3030[26559]: Hashes of expected file:
Nov 15 12:07:31 ubuntu subiquity_log.3030[26559]: - Filesize:517232 [weak]
Nov 15 12:07:31 ubuntu subiquity_log.3030[26559]: - SHA256:bd9b87ebb2150730a5533080aabcb82b434398dd09e3b38c97ff10557410e28a
Nov 15 12:07:31 ubuntu subiquity_log.3030[26559]: - SHA1:9685083c07e51b8c006d13e0e13a0260114c67b5 [weak]
Nov 15 12:07:31 ubuntu subiquity_log.3030[26559]: - MD5Sum:ffb52f9dd189002eea61e905731e3a1a [weak]
Nov 15 12:07:31 ubuntu subiquity_log.3030[26559]: Release file created at: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 09:05:07 +0000
Nov 15 12:07:31 ubuntu subiquity_log.3030[26559]: Get:7 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/universe Translation-en [6,011 kB]
Nov 15 12:07:31 ubuntu subiquity_log.3030[26559]: Err:7 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/universe Translation-en

Thanks,
Olivier

[corrado venturini (corradoventu)]

Can confirm: probably country mirror problem because I successfully repeated install on same PC.
Changed to 'fix released'