E: Unable to locate package console-common

[Andrzej Bieniek]

Can't create ubuntu live image.

$ lb config -m http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu --mode ubuntu --distribution precise
$ sudo lb build
[...]
E: Unable to locate package console-common

It seems to be solved in this email thread: http://lists.debian.org/debian-live/2012/03/msg00094.html
Fix is included in 3.0_a46-1, but this package is not in Precise yet.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: live-build 3.0~a24-1ubuntu29
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: bnep bluetooth pci_stub vboxpci vboxnetadp vboxnetflt vboxdrv vesafb ppdev snd_via82xx snd_ac97_codec ac97_bus snd_pcm snd_page_alloc snd_mpu401_uart snd_seq_midi nvidia snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_timer snd_seq_device psmouse serio_raw snd i2c_viapro soundcore ns558 gameport shpchp parport_pc binfmt_misc w83627hf hwmon_vid lp parport usbhid hid via_rhine pata_via sata_via floppy
ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Apr 7 10:32:45 2012
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=screen
 PATH=(custom, user)
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: live-build
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Pantelis Koukousoulas (pktoss)]

Here is a debdiff that should solve the issue

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[Serge Hallyn (serge-hallyn)]

When I apply the given patch in precise, I do get past the console-common error, but only to get

E: Unable to locate package live-config

[Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)]

Ubuntu uses package seeds, so default live-build's Debian specific configs will not work.

You can use config files provided in the livecd-rootfs package as per instructions here:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-live/2011/06/msg00152.html

I have just competed amd64 precise build using above instructions (slightly modified, e.g. execute the scripts instead of symlinking / copying them as the names clash) but it did build the rootfs fine.

Can you reproduce the problems you are facing using the livecd-rootfs scripts which use ubuntu seeds and ubuntu specific live-build configs?

[Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)]

Unsubscribed ubuntu-sponsors team as the proposed patch/debdiff is not needed in ubuntu if correct configuration is used as per above comment.

[Pantelis Koukousoulas (pktoss)]

I think the "ubuntu mode" of live-build should work regardless if the "official" process needs it or not. Otherwise it should better be dropped altogether. "Half working" shouldn't be acceptable. If the maintainers of the package don't care / want this then Serge you could take a look at this:

https://github.com/squibbylinux/live-build.squibby

It is our (very light, just 2-3 small patches) "fork" of live-build that has been tested to build at least kubuntu precise derivatives. (Just look at the commit history to find the solutions to your problems). Unfortunately for the other problems you also faced (lack of live-config etc) the solutions are kind of "quick hacks", not really suitable for merging, due to lack of time. I hope it will help in any case.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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