I want to automate the installation of ubuntu-desktop v24.04 hybrid.iso using autoinstall.yaml. I found that the steps for this are described here:
https://danielpersson.dev/2023/08/07/looki-looki-no-hands-automatic-install-of-ubuntu-server/
https://youtu.be/DtXZ6BMaKbA
After making the necessary changes and repacking the ISO, I ran into a problem:
- when flashing the image with balenaEtcher, it shows an error that the partition table is missing;
- if I still write the new image to a USB stick, it doesn’t contain an MBR/GPT partition table and therefore won’t boot on a PC.
My question is: what am I doing wrong? Do I need to manually specify the partition table when repacking the ISO, or is the cause something else?
Thank you in advance)
Any particular reason for not using PXE?
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If you want fully automated installation of Linux, please consider functional (in the lambda calculus sense) Linux distributions like NixOS or Guix
Ah, yes, gatekeeping in Linux Land.
Because you are clearly psychic and know everyone’s use-case/requirements.
How exactly is making a recommendation gatekeeping?
Because it has zero to do with what OP was asking about. It’s all about you and YOUR preferences, which is also misinformed.
LOLZ. Dafuq outta here with this.
Look, you can either use the right tool for the job or make a brittle tangled mess and in which case good luck.
It’s not the right tool for the job. OP is specifically asking about automating installs of UBUNTU, and here you come with this pushy nonsense. OP needs to know how to do something, not what your personal favorite little thing is.
Lastly, Nix and Guix are for bit-level accuracy on install, not AUTOMATED installs. The ability to have reproducible results is for accuracy, not automation. It doesn’t solve the very probably they were asking about.
You have zero idea what you are even doing in this thread, or what you’re talking about.