Public bug reported: 1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System -> About Ubuntu: lubuntu-12.10-alternate-x86_64 2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy pkgname' or by checking in Software Center: ditto 3) What you expected to happen: the same Iso can be used to carry out a successful desktop install via both a CD based install and a PXE based network install. 4) What happened instead: CD based install gets a fully working graphical login UI. PXE network based install just gets a text login.
More details The lubuntu-12.10-alternate-x86_64.iso can be burned to a CD and a full working desktop install can be carried out without even network access. Nevertheless, an attempt to use the same iso for a hands-off PXE network install fails to install a full desktop. Instead, a text login screen is the end result. dpkg --get-selections |grep lubuntu-desktop shows it's not installed. The syslog in /var/log/installer doesn't show anything either. I have investigated into the reason why this is so, and come to believe that the problem starts from the Release and Release.gpg 0cfdb62cb16d4689ae9751b5facdbfb0 1458494 main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz [...] 4b68123b7db572691d627fa22bb26093 58067 main/debian-installer/binary-amd64/Packages.gz [...] 9493d858da4aa8fe9e371e8e1d2d8861 6792450 universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz [...] 8fdf433e91b496638b4a999dfb2c5c51 18510 universe/debian-installer/binary-amd64/Packages.gz See the above differences in both md5 checksums and sizes? The differences carry over to the Release and Packages.gz in the dists/universe subdirectory: [root@cobbler universe]# pwd /mnt/dists/quantal/universe [root@cobbler universe]# ls -lR .: total 8 dr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 2048 Oct 17 00:26 binary-amd64 dr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 2048 Oct 17 00:26 binary-i386 dr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 2048 Oct 17 00:25 debian-installer dr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 2048 Oct 17 00:25 source ./binary-amd64: total 48 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 48538 Oct 17 00:26 Packages.gz -r--r--r-- 1 root root 101 Oct 17 00:26 Release ./binary-i386: total 1 -r--r--r-- 8 root root 20 Oct 17 00:26 Packages.gz -r--r--r-- 1 root root 100 Oct 17 00:26 Release ./debian-installer: total 2 dr-xr-xr-x 1 root root 2048 Oct 17 00:26 binary-amd64 ./debian-installer/binary-amd64: total 1 -r--r--r-- 8 root root 20 Oct 17 00:26 Packages.gz ./source: total 0 The lubuntu-desktop meta package is in the universe/l/ The package is there: [root@cobbler lubuntu-meta]# ls -l total 6 -r--r--r-- 1 root root 3278 Oct 4 04:33 lubuntu-core_0.45_amd64.deb -r--r--r-- 1 root root 2098 Oct 4 04:33 lubuntu-desktop_0.45_amd64.deb It would be great if the iso is created in such a way that it doesn't discriminate PXE network based installs. In fact, in a school setting, where a large number of computers need to be setup hands-off, providing an iso that is full PXE-capable should increase the adoption of lubuntu. Regards, -- Zack ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1085336 Title: lubuntu-12.10-alternate-x86_64.iso is not PXE netowrk install capable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1085336/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs