[Bug 1969909] [NEW] The is no documented way to UEFI/PXE netboot debian-installer in Jammy

[Sami Niemimäki]

Public bug reported:

Since there is no mini.iso available anymore, there does not seem to be
a way to UEFI/PXE netboot debian-installer. This is a showstopper for
our installations. We currently have about 1500 Desktop/Laptop
computers, which we install over the network.

The web page at
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/jammy/main/installer-
amd64/current/legacy-images/ suggests that we should use server
installer instead, but this is troublesome and inefficient with the huge
server install image.

We would prefer to continue using debian-installer, which easily allows
us to install just few packages and then hand over the process to puppet
in d-i preseed/late_command.

Could you please reconsider releasing the mini.iso or provide some other
way to netboot preseeded debian-installer.

Thank you.

** Affects: debian-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed

** Package changed: debian-installer-launcher (Ubuntu) => debian-
installer (Ubuntu)

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Title:
  The is no documented way to UEFI/PXE netboot debian-installer in Jammy

Status in debian-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Since there is no mini.iso available anymore, there does not seem to
  be a way to UEFI/PXE netboot debian-installer. This is a showstopper
  for our installations. We currently have about 1500 Desktop/Laptop
  computers, which we install over the network.

  The web page at
  http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/jammy/main/installer-
  amd64/current/legacy-images/ suggests that we should use server
  installer instead, but this is troublesome and inefficient with the
  huge server install image.

  We would prefer to continue using debian-installer, which easily
  allows us to install just few packages and then hand over the process
  to puppet in d-i preseed/late_command.

  Could you please reconsider releasing the mini.iso or provide some
  other way to netboot preseeded debian-installer.

  Thank you.

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