Hi, Steve Langasek wrote: > Reading https://lists.debian.org/debian-cd/2019/07/msg00007.html was very > helpful in clarifyingthe options needed to get the image structure we > are looking for.
At least the ISO would comply to the specs, although this is in no way mandatory for boot success. :)) > this does not address the /EFI/BOOT consideration at this point Akeo has a valid point with demanding support for the method of unpacking the ISO content to a FAT filesystem. Not only is it less dangerous than our flat image copy onto the whole USB stick, but it is also something that MS-Windows users are used to. The price for having a copy of the EFI partition tree in the ISO should be bearable. On the other hand, this won't work with legacy BIOS (at least not without tricky post-processing of ISOLINUX) and it invites problems with filenames. This brings me to a question about .deb file names. I see in https://packages.debian.org/sid/allpackages?format=txt.gz that many packages have version texts with ":". Like a2ps (1:4.14-5 [alpha, amd64, ... But the .deb file of a2ps does not show the "1:" part: http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/main/a/a2ps/a2ps_4.14-5_amd64.deb Being a mere sponsored uplader, i fail to find the description how the version gets transmogrified before becomming part of the .deb file name. If it is clear that no ":" can sneak in via version, this risk about FAT filenames would be much reduced. (There remains the risk of stubborn package maintainers, though.) I understand from Akeo's initial protest that currently the filenames in Ubuntu ISOs are not an obstacle for the copy method which he defends. Nevertheless, it would be re-assuring if there was a rule or algorithm which prevents ":" from getting into .deb names. Have a nice day :) Thomas -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1895131 Title: Groovy Desktop *BREAKS* the most common method of creating UEFI bootable drives for Ubuntu installation To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/casper/+bug/1895131/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
