I am confused why this test relies on tasksel to install packages to begin with. My understanding is that the server ISO today uses a fastpath installer, where the base system is copied from a loopback squashfs on the ISO, rather than being handled as a bootstrap of individual packages. On IRC, Scott said to me that "this is just tests to verify d-i works; we don't want to break that either". However, I don't thinkit's correct that we should have tests of the server ISO that do not map to how our users will actually install their systems. If we expect the 'standard' task to be included automatically on every server installation, it should be included in the squashfs, and our tests of the ISO should use the fastpath installation method. If we do not expect this task to be automatically installed on every server installation, then I would argue that the test is wrong and the installer behavior is (unexpectedly) correct.
My understanding was that all ISO installs should now use the fastpath method; so the tests for the ISO should not be using other methods (and we should probably disable those other methods from the ISO). If there is a need to use the non-fastpath install method for other install media - such as for netboot installs - the tests should be associated with that install media, not with the server ISO. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1539329 Title: server install does not have 'standard' task installed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tasksel/+bug/1539329/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
