kubuntu 24.04 won't install correctly (stuck on .iso boot screen, *and* after logging in just after booting up)

[Rene Veerman]

i expected a little more, nearly 2 months after 2024/04/01 ;)

the .iso installer issue can be overcome by letting the thing go into screensaver mode entirely, then waking it after 10 seconds.
the installation procedure itself was succesful for both bare-bones and full installs, but resulted in

another situation which showed that after any booting up of the installed machine, if not done via a visit of recovery mode's commandline and then with a command 'exit' and 'resume' (of the normal boot sequence), you can't enjoy the benefits of the upgrade. after logging in via a non-recovery-mode boot style, the thing just gets stuck on loading desktop settings. for over 20 minutes! :p ;)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:24.04.16
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-31.31-generic 6.8.1
Uname: Linux 6.8.0-31-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Sun May 26 14:40:02 2024
InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-05-25 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 24.04 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20240425.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
Symptom: release-upgrade
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)