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Make Full Install to USB Able to Install Ubuntu

Have Live USBs for installing Ubuntu. Have Full install USBs for regular use. Would like to be able to use the Full install USBs as installers to eliminate the need for the Live USBs. Installed ...
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Ubiquity /etc/fstab configuration

I am building a customized Ubuntu 18.04, using PinguyBuilder, and the resulting iso is successfully installed on target machine. However, the installation results create common /etc/fstab content ...
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How do I add a custom script to ubiquity source code that will create a few new folders on desktop when the installer finishes? [duplicate]

edit: I need to do this manually by tampering with the ubiquity source code, not with the help of some tool like Ubuntu builder I need to have a few new folders and files be automatically created ...
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Can ubiquity install ubuntu 19.04 and not ubuntu core 16?

I installed ubiquity using apt on a running Disco dingo, but when installing a new version of ubuntu using ubiquity, it installs ubuntu core 16 instead, which does not come with apt and uses snap. Is ...
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How does Ubiquity determine the required disk space before installation?

This question intends to demystify Ubiquity the desktop installer for Ubuntu, on how the required disk space before installation is being determined. From this dated post Determining size of the ...
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ubuntu upgrade apt conflicts [duplicate]

I have a ubiquity xg-server which i just upgraded from ubuntu 16 to 18 i noticed a lot of stuff got disabled mainly due to being 3rd party repos. I reenabled the ones i had and started to enable all ...
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18.04.2 Install Freezes After Keyboard Selection

I've attempted several times to install with different USB drives. ubiquity launches fine and I can select the language and keyboard layout but then the install freezes. Has anyone else found a ...
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Ubiquity Won't Start on Ubuntu 18.04

I am trying to reinstall Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. My computer has had problems with Ubiquity before (GRUB wouldn't install) but this time Ubiquity won't even start. When I ran it from the Terminal it didn't ...
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Ubuntu 18.10 Keyboard Doesn't Work - Corsair K70 RGB Rapidfire

I'm trying to use Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Cuttlefish. However, when I boot the installer, my keyboard does not work. My keyboard is a Corsair K70 RGB Rapidfire. Either the default red lights will turn on, ...
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Live installer not using hostname provided by DHCP server in automated install

I'm running a local network with an Ubuntu server and 20 other machines on it. As I want to install a customized Ubuntu 18.04.1 version on all of them, I already created a modified live image and a ...
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ubuntu 18.04 installation crashes on hp probook

I am unable to install Ubuntu desktop 18.04 LTS on a HP Probook 440. Installation crashes almost at the end.
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Cannot make Subiquity see zfs zvol block device, like I could with Ubiquity

I am playing around with the newer server installer TUI (Subiquity). With the desktop installer (Ubiquity), I am able to pre-install zfs and create a zvol, then launch ubiquity and have the zvol seen ...
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How is the sources.list file generated on installation?

I've recently tried to create a custom Ubuntu installer iso from the Ubuntu 16.04 64 bit server installer, with the aim of editing the /etc/apt/sources.list file. I unpacked the iso, expanded the ...
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Is there a simple way to create a custom Install Media that uses a customized Ubiquity installer? [duplicate]

I want to know how to create a Ubuntu based Install Media that has an customized Ubiquity installer that has custom branding and custom packages. I don't just want to create a ISO file of a system, I ...
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Ubuntu Crashing on Install, Beating Head for 2 Days

So, I've been trying to install Ubuntu for 2 days now. Each time, something goes wrong. For 18.04, ubiquity crashes during the installation right after I enter the user information and a few packages ...
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PinguyBuilder Broken On Ubuntu 18.04

I run Lubuntu 18.04 with Kernel 4.15 and keep experiencing an issue with PinguyBuilder. The initial iso is genereted without problems and also booting it works fine, but once I try to install I ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 USB installer fails to start: "Ubiquity not installed" [duplicate]

Trying to install Ubuntu 18.04 on an Asus UX305C. I Downloaded Ubuntu Desktop ISO on 21/06/2018 about 16:00H I used Unetbootin from a ThinkPad running 18.04 to install the iso files onto a USB2 ...
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Installing Ubuntu 18.04 can't see my partitioned HDD

My computer is running on Windows 10 and I want to dual boot it with Ubuntu 18.04. Disk Sizes are: C: 148GB D: 399GB E: 199GB F: 155GB I: 349MB(System Reserved) I have freed up 25GB ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 Installer Crashing on XPS 15 9570/9575 [closed]

The Ubiquity installer crashes a few seconds after the partition stage.
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Python error in Ubuntu 18 lte installation script

Ubuntu 18 LT installation died after message: "almost done copying.." from syslog: May 15 20:11:48 ubuntu /install.py: keeping language packs for: en_US.UTF-8 May 15 20:11:49 ubuntu ubiquity: W: ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS installer Ubiquity crashes when scale factor > 100% [closed]

Every time I use Ubiquity to install Ubuntu 18.04 LTS the installer crashes after the last input panel.
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Ubuntu 18.04 Installer crashes on Dell XPS 15 9560

I have a problem with installing Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on my DELL XPS 15 9560 (though I haven't tried installing it on different hardware and thus am not sure if the bug is hardware or version specific). ...
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In the ubiquity installer, what does the 'skip' button do?

I've always been terrified to click on this button by accident. Especially when the screen goes black and I have to press a key. But what does it do? Skip a page in the slide show, or the install ...
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When installing Ubuntu in UEFI mode, what (if anything) is installed at the location specified using the "Device for boot loader installation" option?

When installing Ubuntu using the “Something else” option, a "Device for boot loader installation" option is presented. I understand that, when installing Ubuntu in BIOS mode, the "Device for boot ...
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Install will not start without nolapic

First, introduction. I am using a Dell Inspiron, 4x Intel Core i3 CPU [email protected] GHz, 64bit. Currently running Kubuntu 16.04 with kernel 4.4.0-116-generic. While booting the Ubuntu-Mate 18.04 live ...
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"Try Ubuntu" crashes in 18.04 live cd

I'm trying to run a live version of Ubuntu 18.04 but as soon as I click on "Try Ubuntu" the mouse' cursor disappears and the system gets stuck. I tryed to click install and then exit, I was able to ...
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Ubiquity crash after booting up installation drive

I am trying to install Ubuntu 16.04 on an NEC computer. I downloaded the Ubuntu 16.04 x64 ISO from the Ubuntu homepage. When I boot up Ubuntu using a USB drive, it showed ubiquity. But then, I can't ...
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Unable to install Ubuntu due to invalid acess to FAT

Unable to dual-boot Ubuntu alongside Windows 10 on my HP Pavilion laptop. The Ubiquity installer gets stuck in different stages of the process, on several attempts to install Ubuntu. On the first few ...
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Pinguy Builder Issue

I have tried to build a Linux distro based on Lubuntu 17.10, and the ISO generates fine and everything, but when I boot it up and install it, it fails during install and when I go to try again, it ...
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How-to: An unattended installation of Ubuntu 16.04 on a disk with existing OS

I had a task of deploying Ubuntu Desktop 16.04 on multiple machines with Windows 10 on them. Of course, to accomplish the task efficiently, I needed to find a way to install automatically. I asked ...
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How to install ubiquity to Full install bootable USB

I have made a Full install bootable USB flash drive. I would like to use it to install Ubuntu to a friends computer. Can I install the Ubiquity installer to this flash drive? How?
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Ubuntu 16 Desktop pxeboot Network Manager not working

I have been working on a pxeboot setup with a preseed automated install for Ubuntu 16.04 desktop. I have everything working except networking. Whenever I do a pxeboot install (automated or manual) ...
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16.04.3 installer hangs/freezes after "Preparing to install Ubuntu". Alternative installer?

I dd'd 16.04.3 desktop amd64 iso to a 4GB Kingston flash drive from which I booted successfully. The live session works great, in fact I am writing this question from the live session, but the ...
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preinstalled Ubuntu 16.04 - ubiquity crashes on first boot when installing packets

I just received a Dell Latitude 5480 with Ubuntu 16.04 preinstalled. At first boot an installation program is started, and after some questions (language, license, timezone, keyboard, username, ...
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cryptsetup error while doing sudo-apt upgrade

Setting up ubiquity-ubuntu-artwork (2.21.63.4) ... dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubiquity: ubiquity depends on cryptsetup; however: Package cryptsetup is not configured yet. ...
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Ubuntu replaced my /home directory after install

I switched from Debian 9 to Ubuntu 16.04. When installing, I used the option 'manual' in the partitioner in the installer. There, I only formatted the '/' partition and left the rest as is, in order ...
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Why does Ubuntu's installer fail with an error made of question marks? [duplicate]

I bought a Toshiba KIRAbook. It has Windows 8. I tried to install Ubuntu from USB driver 16.04 but it gave an awkward error in the "Preparing to install Ubuntu" step. The error consisted of question ...
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ubuntu gnome Fails to install grub-efi to /target/

this question has already been asked a couple of times, however I can't find the answer for my problem in any of threads. I am trying to install the ubuntu gnome 16.1 which I had already installed ...
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Warning message about destroying data on all partitions for dual boot install with Windows 10

I was in the process of attempting to do a dual boot installation using the "Something Else" option on ubiquity when I ran into an error message. Despite selecting a partition for use that was NOT my ...
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Copy, extract and launch a script upon Ubuntu installation

I want to modify the Ubuntu kernel or boot files or whatever necessary to do the following at the Ubuntu installation moment or just right after : Copy a tar file and put it under /home Extract that ...
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What is the difference between do-release-upgrade and the GUI "upgrade" option in Ubiquity?

Is choosing this option in a live session different from running do-release-upgrade in a regular install? If so, how? (Please ignore the version - I am actually upgrading from 12.04 to 16.04) I have ...
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ubi-partman error 141 clean install kubuntu 16.04 on Thinkpad X201

I have some years of experience installing Linux on servers, but, this is my first time trying to test Kubuntu on my thinkpad x201 for regular use I did dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=1M count=...
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Ubuntu Desktop 16.04 unattended install fails with "No matching physical volumes found"

I have an ISO image that is booting from a partition on my SSD that was created by UNetbootin and it automatically starts the install. This is the same SSD that I am trying to install on which I know ...
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Ubuntu 14.04 Install Hangs at "Preparing to install Ubuntu"

I am trying to install Ubuntu 14.04 (64-bit) alongside Windows 10 with a UEFI-capable motherboard (Asus Z87-Pro) onto a fresh SSD. However, my installation hangs at the stage of Preparing to install ...
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Desktop install: Separate home partition (LVM on LUKS) without using terminal

How can I install Ubuntu desktop ≥16.04.1 with these options (LVM on LUKS): but with a separate home LV in the LUKS volume without using a terminal? I can do this with the Ubuntu Server installer ...
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Preseed Ubiquity success command executed incompletely

I'm currently in the process of building an automated installation of Ubuntu 16.04 desktop. As custom command in my preseed file I'm using this # Custom Commands ubiquity ubiquity/success_command \ ...
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How can ubiquity be forced not to install grub?

My HDD partitions: esp --> sda1 archlinux --> sda2 swap --> sda3 sda4 --> would be a place for ubuntu I'm going to install ubuntu on sda4; currently my boot process is controlled by systemd-boot ...
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How can I install Ubuntu with command line from the USB iso to another partition

My question differs from other thread from the fact that I want the installation to be done externally, from a workable system. I am looking for a command line utility install-ubuntu-from-iso that ...
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how do I remaster livecd to get rid of installer?

I want to remaster the xenial ISO by unpacking the squashfs image, chrooting, running some commands and repacking it. So far this works but I don't know what commands to run in the chroot to disable ...
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Build my own Ubuntu ISO

I'm running the daily Ubuntu image (Yakkety Yak) and I would like to build my own Ubuntu image (alternate right now but instructions for a live image also help) while adding a few PPAs. There are ...
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