Does kickstart work on 20.04 LTS

[Tom H]

On Thu, Dec 24, 2020 at 7:01 PM Jerry Geis <jerry.geis at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 24, 2020 at 12:14 PM Jerry Geis <jerry.geis at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Ok - so I downloaded the ubuntu-20.04.1-legacy-server-amd64.iso
>> (as it's supposed to support kickstart).
>>
>> This is my isolinux/txt.cfg
>>
>> label LSI-SK
>> menu label ^Install Ubuntu Server 20.04 LSI Kickstart
>> kernel /install/vmlinuz
>> append  initrd=/install/initrd.gz ks="/cdrom/kickstart/ks_server_ubuntu20.cfg"
>> quiet splash biosdevname=0 net.ifnames=0
>>  ---
>> But kickstart did not start. I just got all the normal questions.
>
> Ok first take I had the ks= wrong... needs to be
> ks=cdrom:/kickstart/ks_server_ubuntu20.cfg
> I now see in the LOGS reading kickstart from file
> /cdrom/kickstart/ks_server_ubuntu20.cfg
>
> SO - LEGACY-server is the way to go for now for me it seems.
>
> What are the chances of them "PUTTING BACK IN KICKSTART SUPPORT"
> since there may be a lot of users converting from CentOS to ubuntu?
> If you have connections - please put in a plug for support.
>
> Thanks - Tom you have been a great help!

You're welcome. But nothing I suggested helped :(

I'm glad that you've fixed kickstart.

I have no connections, but there's a devel-discussion list where users
can interface with developers.

A kickstart-to-subiquity layer would be a great way for Ubuntu to
attract CentOS refugees. Although, once the dust settles, there might
fewer users abandoning CentOS than the first reactions might imply, as
the change to Stream MIGHT simply mean that fixes for non-security
bugs, which are now only released with a point-release, will be
released as-and-when. It's unclear...