Packages automatically uninstalling?

Tue Nov 11 21:20:08 UTC 2008

My installation was from the ubuntu-8.10-desktop-amd64.iso image.  I ran the second 
menu item (Install); I didn't boot into the live CD and run install from the GUI. 
The partitions for /boot, / and /home are all ext3.

I've looked over the bug reports, and they match my experience (although most 
reports are with the alternate install CD).

I'll get a Launchpad account and contribute to the bug hunting efforts.

--Bob.

On 11 Nov 2008 at 14:15, Andy Boersma wrote:

>Check the partition format of grub, it is always installed by default,
>unless you install a jfs filesystem it will then put on Lilo
>
>Andy
>
>Victor Mendonça wrote:
>> Looks like it might be a bug. Found one issue related to an older
>> version of the alternate CD, which was fixed; and another that is
>> still being looked at:
>>
>> Alternate CD
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub/+bug/256989
>>
>> Other issue (still open)
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub/+bug/253323
>>
>>  
>> Victor Mendonça
>> IT Worker - Linux enthusiast
>> http://wazem.org/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com>
>> To: The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 12:24:12 PM Subject: Re: Packages
>> automatically uninstalling?
>>
>> Thanx Victor (and Arthur).  Seems odd not to include it.  Partition
>> editing is such a fundamental task.  I used to keep a Debian
>> diskette around just so I could use cfdisk on Windows computers.
>> gparted is nicer, but doesn't seem as powerful.
>>
>> But what happened to GRUB?  I selected the "Install" option from the
>> live CD, and everything seemed to install smoothly except for the
>> boot loader.  Shouldn't GRUB be installed by default?
>>
>> --Bob.
>>
>> On 11 Nov 2008 at 7:30, Victor Mendonça wrote:
>>
>>   
>>> Hey Bob,
>>>
>>> For the second question, I think gparted was not added by default
>>> since 8.04 (or 7.10). It's in the live CD, but not present after
>>> installed. 
>>>
>>> However someone might correct me on that!
>>>
>>>
>>> Victor Mendonça
>>> IT Worker - Linux enthusiast
>>> http://wazem.org/
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>> From: Bob Jonkman <bjonkman at sobac.com>
>>> To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 12:56:51 AM
>>> Subject: Packages automatically uninstalling?
>>>
>>> Hi all:  I've just put Ubuntu 8.10 on a new (to me) computer, and
>>> had a bit of problem with GRUB. Using GPARTED I managed to set the
>>> correct bootable partition (sda1, to be mounted as /boot, with sda2
>>> as /), then running off the live CD I managed to get GRUB on the
>>> bootable partition.  
>>>
>>> It took many attempts to get GRUB to actually load Ubuntu.  I found
>>> I had to perform the GRUB incantations manually:
>>>
>>>  root (hd0,0)
>>>  kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=/dev/sda2
>>>  initrd /initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
>>>  boot
>>>
>>> This properly loaded Ubuntu, loaded X, and everything was good.
>>> Wouldn't work automatically, even with a proper menu.lst file.
>>>
>>> I finally ran Synaptic, and found that GRUB had not been installed.
>>> Q: Why not?
>>>
>>> Once GRUB was installed I copied the STAGE files  &c. to
>>> /boot/grub, and ran the 'install- grub' script.  Everything now
>>> works (but no splashimage).
>>>
>>> The computer has only 512 MBytes memory, so I gave it a 1 GByte
>>> swap partition.  It has a snappy ATI graphics card, so I'm running
>>> Compiz/Fusion and I've spent most of the day spinning the cube. 
>>> What fun!  
>>>
>>> With four applications on four sides of the cube it's awfully slow
>>> to switch between applications.  I thought it might need a larger
>>> swap partition and tried to find GPARTED in the menus.  Not there. 
>>> 
>>>
>>> Looking at Synaptic again, I find GPARTED is no longer installed. 
>>> Q: Why not?  Is it not installed by default?  Was I running it off
>>> the live CD without realizing it?
>>>
>>> --Bob.
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