[Bug 1652731] Re: Ubuntu 17.04: Manual package selection option is missing in Software Selection Menu

Dimitri John Ledkov launchpad at surgut.co.uk
Tue Jan 3 11:46:05 UTC 2017


Hello,

It was intentionally removed, as it does nothing since at least xenial.

tasksel (3.34ubuntu4) zesty; urgency=medium

  * Drop manual package installation task, does not work since xenial. LP:
    #1578642.
  * Regenerate tasks.

 -- Dimitri John Ledkov <xnox at ubuntu.com>  Thu, 15 Dec 2016 11:53:41
+0000

See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tasksel/+bug/1578642 for
more details.

Regards,

Dimitri.


** Package changed: pkgsel (Ubuntu) => tasksel (Ubuntu)

** Changed in: tasksel (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  Ubuntu 17.04: Manual package selection option is missing in Software
  Selection Menu

Status in tasksel package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  == Comment: #0 - PAVAMAN SUBRAMANIYAM <pavsubra at in.ibm.com> - 2016-12-27 00:55:21 ==
  ---Problem Description---
  Manual package selection option is missing in Software selection Menu
   
  Contact Information = pavsubra at in.ibm.com 
   
  ---uname output---
  Linux ltc-test-hab02 4.9.0-11-generic #12-Ubuntu SMP Mon Dec 12 16:16:45 UTC 2016 ppc64le ppc64le ppc64le GNU/Linux
   
  Machine Type = P8 
   
  ---boot type---
  Network boot
   
  ---bootloader---
  grub
   
  ---Kernel cmdline used to launch install---
  kernel http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/zesty/main/installer-ppc64el/current/images/netboot/ubuntu-installer/ppc64el/vmlinux

  initrd http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/zesty/main
  /installer-ppc64el/current/images/netboot/ubuntu-
  installer/ppc64el/initrd.gz

  append netcfg/confirm_static=true netcfg/get_ipaddress=xx.xx.xx.xx netcfg/get_netmask=255.255.255.0 netcfg/get_gateway=xx.xx.xx.xx netcfg/get_nameservers=xx.xx.xx.xx netcfg/disable_dhcp=true netcfg/enable_static=true netcfg/choose_interface=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx  netcfg/get_hostname=ltc-garri2
  netcfg/get_domain= xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
   
  ---Bootloader protocol---
  http
   
  ---Install repository type---
  Internet repository
   
  ---Install repository Location---
  http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/dists/zesty/main/installer-ppc64el/current/images/netboot/ubuntu-installer/ppc64el/
   
  ---Point of failure---
  Other failure during installation (stage 1)

  == Comment: #1 - PAVAMAN SUBRAMANIYAM <pavsubra at in.ibm.com> - 2016-12-27 00:56:45 ==
  The Software Selection options Menu shows the below info.

    ????????????????????????? [!] Software selection ??????????????????????????
    ?                                                                         ?
    ? At the moment, only the core of the system is installed. To tune the    ?
    ? system to your needs, you can choose to install one or more of the      ?
    ? following predefined collections of software.                           ?
    ?                                                                         ?
    ? Choose software to install:                                             ?
    ?                                                                         ?
    ?                [ ] Ubuntu Cloud Image (instance)                        ?
    ?                [ ] DNS server                                           ?
    ?                [ ] Edubuntu desktop                     ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Kubuntu desktop                      ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Kubuntu full                         ?               ?
    ?                [ ] LAMP server                          ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Mail server                          ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Mythbuntu master backend             ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Mythbuntu slave backend                              ?
    ?                [ ] Mythbuntu frontend                   ?               ?
    ?                [ ] PostgreSQL database                  ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Samba file server                    ?               ?
    ?                [*] standard system utilities            ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Tomcat Java server                   ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Ubuntu Budgie desktop                                ?
    ?                [ ] Ubuntu desktop                       ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Ubuntu GNOME desktop                 ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Ubuntu MATE minimal                                  ?
    ?                [ ] Ubuntu MATE desktop                  ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Ubuntu desktop USB                   ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Audio recording and editing suite    ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Ubuntu Studio desktop                                ?
    ?                [ ] Ubuntu Studio minimal DE installation?               ?
    ?                [ ] Large selection of font packages     ?               ?
    ?                [ ] 2D/3D creation and editing suite     ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Photograph touchup and editing suite ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Publishing applications                              ?
    ?                [ ] Video creation and editing suite     ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Virtual Machine host                                 ?
    ?                [ ] Xubuntu minimal installation         ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Xubuntu desktop                      ?               ?
    ?                [ ] OpenSSH server                                       ?
    ?                [ ] Basic Ubuntu server                                  ?
    ?                                                                         ?
    ?                               <Continue>                                ?
    ?                                                                         ?
    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

  <Tab> moves; <Space> selects; <Enter> activates buttons

  == Comment: #4 - PAVAMAN SUBRAMANIYAM <pavsubra at in.ibm.com> - 2016-12-27 00:58:42 ==
  But the same option was available while installing Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak OS.

    +-----------------------? [!] Software selection +------------------------+
    ?                                                                         ?
    ? At the moment, only the core of the system is installed. To tune the    ?
    ? system to your needs, you can choose to install one or more of the      ?
    ? following predefined collections of software.                           ?
    ?                                                                         ?
    ? Choose software to install:                                             ?
    ?                                                                         ?
    ?                [*] Manual package selection                             ?
    ?                [ ] Ubuntu Cloud Image (instance)                        ?
    ?                [ ] DNS server                           ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Edubuntu desktop                     ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Kubuntu desktop                      ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Kubuntu full                         ?               ?
    ?                [ ] LAMP server                          ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Mail server                          ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Mythbuntu master backend                             ?
    ?                [ ] Mythbuntu slave backend              ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Mythbuntu frontend                   ?               ?
    ?                [ ] PostgreSQL database                                  ?
    ?                [ ] Samba file server                    ?               ?
    ?                [*] standard system utilities            ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Tomcat Java server                   ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Ubuntu desktop                       ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Ubuntu GNOME desktop                                 ?
    ?                [ ] Ubuntu MATE minimal installation     ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Ubuntu MATE desktop                  ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Ubuntu desktop USB                   ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Audio recording and editing suite    ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Ubuntu Studio desktop                                ?
    ?                [ ] Ubuntu Studio minimal DE installation?               ?
    ?                [ ] Large selection of font packages     ?               ?
    ?                [ ] 2D/3D creation and editing suite                     ?
    ?                [ ] Photograph touchup and editing suite ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Publishing applications              ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Video creation and editing suite     ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Virtual Machine host                 ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Xubuntu minimal installation         ?               ?
    ?                [ ] Xubuntu desktop                      ?               ?
    ?                [ ] OpenSSH server                                       ?
    ?                [ ] Basic Ubuntu server                                  ?
    ?                                                                         ?
    ?                               <Continue>                                ?
    ?                                                                         ?
    +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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