fonts-dejavu is still a "recommended" but not installed package. from this daily bionic lubuntu alternate iso: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/daily/20180303/bionic-alternate-amd64.iso
from /var/log/syslog of the install: Mar 3 21:28:35 main-menu[4087]: (process:18437): update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-10-generic Mar 3 21:28:35 main-menu[4087]: (process:18437): cp: Mar 3 21:28:35 main-menu[4087]: (process:18437): cannot stat '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-dejavu/DejaVuSerif.ttf' Mar 3 21:28:35 main-menu[4087]: (process:18437): : No such file or directory Mar 3 21:28:35 main-menu[4087]: (process:18437): Mar 3 21:28:35 main-menu[4087]: (process:18437): E: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/plymouth failed with return 1. Mar 3 21:28:35 main-menu[4087]: (process:18437): update-initramfs: failed for /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-10-generic with 1. work around is to manually: apt-get install fonts-dejavu -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1592405 Title: plymouth hook in initramfs needs font but doesn't Depend on it To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/plymouth/+bug/1592405/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs