Public bug reported: Expected installation: Minimal installation should not take longer than normal installation.
Performed a test of Ubuntu 19.10 installation with Erase Disk option on both a 5400rpm hard disk and a SATA 3 SSD when they are connected directly to a SATA 3 interface and internet speed and mirrors are fast. When installing on a 5400rpm hard disk, minimal installation takes almost an hour but normal installation takes about 30 minutes. When installing on a SATA 3 SSD, minimal installation takes about 10 minutes while the normal installation takes about 5 minutes. Why the opposite of the expected installation occurs is because the Minimal installation mode seems to 'debloat' the normal installation by removing packages that are not required which include games, media players and other applications, locales and many of them are not of the selected language and installer related packages. I request a fix to the ubiquity installer such that only the required packages are installed based on language and other options especially whether Minimal or Normal set before the start of installation on hardware. This will save a lot of time, especially on mechanical hard drives. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: ubiquity (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Mon Apr 27 10:14:37 2020 InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash --- InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-27 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423) SourcePackage: ubiquity Symptom: installer UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal ubiquity-20.04.15 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1875297 Title: Ubuntu minimal install takes longer than normal install when installing from official ISO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1875297/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs