[Bug 1632788] Re: ppc64el no software selection option

[Joshua Powers]

apport information

** Tags added: apport-collected yakkety

** Description changed:

  Observed Behavior:
  During the install of Yakkety or Xenial on a ppc64el system there is no option to install additional software. No tasksel screen or even an option to choose additional software.
  
  Expected Behavior:
  A screen like the one attached titled "Software selection" should appear towards the end of an install to allow the user to customize the system software.
  
  Steps to Reproduce:
  1. Obtain a Xenial [1] or Yakkety [2] server ppc64el ISO
  2. Start install, select defaults
  3. Note that you are never asked to select additional software
  
  [1] http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/16.04.1/release/ubuntu-16.04.1-server-ppc64el.iso
  [2] http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/daily/20161012/yakkety-server-ppc64el.iso
+ --- 
+ .var.log.platform: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/platform'
+ ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
+ Architecture: ppc64el
+ DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
+ InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-12 (0 days ago)
+ InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release ppc64el (20161012)
+ Package: tasksel 3.34ubuntu3
+ PackageArchitecture: all
+ ProcEnviron:
+  TERM=xterm
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
+  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
+ ProcLoadAvg: 0.21 0.05 0.01 1/140 4322
+ ProcLocks:
+  1: FLOCK  ADVISORY  WRITE 1929 00:13:511 0 EOF
+  2: POSIX  ADVISORY  WRITE 1155 00:13:332 0 EOF
+ ProcSwaps:
+  Filename				Type		Size	Used	Priority
+  /dev/dm-2                               partition	298944	0	-1
+ ProcVersion: Linux version 4.8.0-22-generic (buildd at bos01-ppc64el-027) (gcc version 6.2.0 20161005 (Ubuntu 6.2.0-5ubuntu12) ) #24-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 8 09:14:41 UTC 2016
+ ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-22.24-generic 4.8.0
+ Tags:  yakkety
+ Uname: Linux 4.8.0-22-generic ppc64le
+ UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
+ UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
+ _MarkForUpload: True
+ cpu_cores: Number of cores present = 4
+ cpu_coreson: Number of cores online = 4
+ cpu_smt: Error: command ['ppc64_cpu', '--smt'] failed with exit code 255: Machine is not SMT capable

** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1632788/+attachment/4759990/+files/Dependencies.txt

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Title:
  ppc64el no software selection option

Status in tasksel package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Observed Behavior:
  During the install of Yakkety or Xenial on a ppc64el system there is no option to install additional software. No tasksel screen or even an option to choose additional software.

  Expected Behavior:
  A screen like the one attached titled "Software selection" should appear towards the end of an install to allow the user to customize the system software.

  Steps to Reproduce:
  1. Obtain a Xenial [1] or Yakkety [2] server ppc64el ISO
  2. Start install, select defaults
  3. Note that you are never asked to select additional software

  [1] http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/16.04.1/release/ubuntu-16.04.1-server-ppc64el.iso
  [2] http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/daily/20161012/yakkety-server-ppc64el.iso
  --- 
  .var.log.platform: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/platform'
  ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: ppc64el
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-12 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release ppc64el (20161012)
  Package: tasksel 3.34ubuntu3
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcLoadAvg: 0.21 0.05 0.01 1/140 4322
  ProcLocks:
   1: FLOCK  ADVISORY  WRITE 1929 00:13:511 0 EOF
   2: POSIX  ADVISORY  WRITE 1155 00:13:332 0 EOF
  ProcSwaps:
   Filename				Type		Size	Used	Priority
   /dev/dm-2                               partition	298944	0	-1
  ProcVersion: Linux version 4.8.0-22-generic (buildd at bos01-ppc64el-027) (gcc version 6.2.0 20161005 (Ubuntu 6.2.0-5ubuntu12) ) #24-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 8 09:14:41 UTC 2016
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-22.24-generic 4.8.0
  Tags:  yakkety
  Uname: Linux 4.8.0-22-generic ppc64le
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
  _MarkForUpload: True
  cpu_cores: Number of cores present = 4
  cpu_coreson: Number of cores online = 4
  cpu_smt: Error: command ['ppc64_cpu', '--smt'] failed with exit code 255: Machine is not SMT capable

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