[Bug 690926] Re: Installer forces you to install grub somewhere

[Karl Mardoff Kittilsen]

When running from Precise (20111119) I can confirm the same behavior, but in addition to that, when I check the man-pages of ubiquity, there is no -b option at all. Is there now _no way_ at all to not install a boot loader from the ubiquity program? This can't really be the intention?!
According to dpkg ubiquity version 2.9.2 is installed.

EDIT: The -b option seems to be a hidden feature, when I used it, the
Device for boot loader installation: dropdown menu was empty, and it
looked like it did not install any bootloader.

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Title:
  Installer forces you to install grub somewhere

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete
Status in “ubiquity” source package in Natty:
  Won't Fix
Status in “ubiquity” source package in Oneiric:
  Incomplete
Status in “ubiquity” source package in Precise:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: ubiquity

  Prior to Maverick, the installer had a choice on the last screen,
  under advanced, to either not install grub, or install it somewhere
  other than /dev/sda.  As of Maverick, the choice of where to install
  grub to has been moved to the partitioning screen.  This is nice, but
  there is no option to not install grub at all.  The drop down list of
  locations to install grub to needs to include an option for NONE OF
  THE ABOVE.

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