Bug#692054: installation-report: xfce CD installs gnome
On 02/11/12 04:47 AM, Holger Wansing wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Luka Rahne <luka.rahne@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Package: installation-reports
>> Severity: important
>>
>> -- Package-specific info:
>>
>> Boot method: usb made with unetbootin from iso
This is suspect. There's no need to do this, as d-i images are isohybrid
and therefore may be dd'd directly to a usb key as per the installation
guide.
>> Image version:
>> http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/wheezy_di_beta3/amd64/jigdo-cd/debian-wheezy-DI-b3-amd64-xfce-CD-1.jigdo
>> Date: oct 31 2012
> [...]
>> Comments/Problems:
>>
>> 1. First time reboot didn't pass, had to manually reboot
>> 2. xfce is not installed, but gnome !!!!!
>
> I have tested the xfce-CD1 on a virtualbox (but for i386, not amd64 as the
> submitter), and it correctly installed xfce in both cases: when installing
> only from CD without network mirror, and when installing with mirror.
> So, could this be different for i386 and amd64?
More likely some preseed to select xfce is missing because unetbootin
mangles the boot parameters.
Ben
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