Bug#63964: no localhost hostname or loopback device setup on fresh install of potato
Adam Di Carlo wrote:
> > So I think if you do an install and never choose configure network, you
> > don't get lo.
>
> Yup, good call. Trickier is how to fix it. Maybe the host name
> prompt, which is done in any case, should be the place where this is
> done as well?
>
> It could perhaps be done as part of the configure host name, which is
> always run, if I'm not mistaken.
I'm not sure, it might be possible to skip configure_hostname().
Probably harder though. It's not skipped if there's no network at
least.
/* hostname has not been configured, and it looks like we
* may not have any network devices, so let's configure
* the hostname here. The network config can override this
* if the user chooses to do so. */
next_action = configure_hostname;
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see shy jo
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