Ubuntu
grub-installer package

I am trying to install Ubuntu instead of windows 7

Bug #1818521 reported by Steve Morris
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Bug Description

I am trying to install Ubuntu instead of windows 7 from a USB stick. I have tried the default disk setup several times and many variations but grub_install always fails. My DVD drive is faulty, so I have been unable to try a DVD install.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: ubiquity 18.04.14.12
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-15.16~18.04.1-generic 4.18.20
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.394
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Mar 4 16:35:22 2019
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20190210)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_IL
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_IL
 LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Steve Morris (sdmorris) wrote :
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Steve Morris (sdmorris) wrote :

My computer is an HP Compaq 8200 Elite All-in-one with 1 TByte disk

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