Alternate installation CD

[Colin Watson]

On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 11:07:24AM +0200, Bruce Pieterse wrote:
> On Oct 21, 2011 3:40 AM, "Ioannis Vranos" <ioannis.vranos at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I installed Ubuntu 11.10 x86 via the alternate installation CD, and I
> > think it has major issues.
> >
> > For example, if you do not configure a network during installation, it
> > creates a domain (null) that causes problems afterwards.
> 
> That is strange, it should be localhost for 127.0.0.1 and your machine name
> would be for 127.0.1.1. You can manually edit /etc/hosts to fix it. Then run
> sudo hostname <your hostname> which corresponds to the 127.0.1.1 line in
> /etc/hosts.
> 
> Perhaps you should file a bug against ubuquity to get this fixed.

This is definitely a bug which I would like to fix, but please file it
against netcfg, not against ubiquity (the alternate installation CD
doesn't use ubiquity).  I would like copies of /var/log/installer/syslog
and /var/log/installer/cdebconf/questions.dat attached to that bug.

> > Also I think it is the first time the installation DVD does not
> > provide a text installation option. Why is that?

The DVD no longer tries to be all things to everyone (a job it was never
very successful at anyway) and instead is an expanded desktop image.

  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OneiricOcelot/ReleaseNotes#Revised_DVD_content

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Colin Watson                                       [cjwatson at ubuntu.com]