[Bug 1001131] Re: debootstrap fails to install customized Ubuntu
This bug was fixed in the package debootstrap - 1.0.56 --- debootstrap (1.0.56) unstable; urgency=low [ Tollef Fog Heen ] * Install base-passwd and base-files in two calls rather than one to avoid problems with home-built media with different ordering in Packages. Thanks to Jo Shields for pointing this out and providing the workaround. Closes: #601670. LP: #1001131. [ Joey Hess ] * When deboostrapping Debian, and the debian-archive-keyring is not available, switch the default mirror to a https url. This way at least the CA level of security is available even for users who have no way to check gpg keys in the WoT. The https mirror is currently https://mirrors.kernel.org/debian. * Avoid writing https urls into sources.list, as apt does not support https. -- Christian Perrier Mon, 30 Dec 2013 08:00:41 +0100 ** Changed in: debootstrap (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1001131 Title: debootstrap fails to install customized Ubuntu To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debootstrap/+bug/1001131/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1001131] Re: debootstrap fails to install customized Ubuntu
Repackaging is debootstrap is simple as follows: 1) Download debootstrap's source wget http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/d/debootstrap/debootstrap_1.0.39_all.deb 2) Extract source tar xf debootstrap_1.0.39.tar.gz 3) edit debootstrap-1.0.39/scripts/precise to replace x_core_install base-files base-passwd with x_core_install base-passwd x_core_install base-files 4) cd debootstrap-1.0.39/ 5) dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -m"Koko Deploy " -k16B68D13 This builds the deb and udeb files, which can be replaced in pool/main/d/debootstrap from the CD Needless to say, you still have to customize the disk as outlined in the article in the link below: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallCDCustomization#Modify_pool_structure_to_include_more_packages -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1001131 Title: debootstrap fails to install customized Ubuntu To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debootstrap/+bug/1001131/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1001131] Re: debootstrap fails to install customized Ubuntu
It would help if someone could provide instructions to repackage debootstrap from deb to udeb or from source. Thanks! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1001131 Title: debootstrap fails to install customized Ubuntu To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debootstrap/+bug/1001131/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1001131] Re: debootstrap fails to install customized Ubuntu
It didn't appear for me in the last month While today it happens, h. I have no idea what makes it disappear and what make it appear again. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1001131 Title: debootstrap fails to install customized Ubuntu To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debootstrap/+bug/1001131/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1001131] Re: debootstrap fails to install customized Ubuntu
Have the exact same issue too. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1001131 Title: debootstrap fails to install customized Ubuntu To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debootstrap/+bug/1001131/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1001131] Re: debootstrap fails to install customized Ubuntu
It looks to be a dupe of this debian bug. http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=601670 On the stock Ubuntu CD, base-files appears in /dists/precise/binary-i386/Packages before base-passwd. One time I built my custom CD and the order was backwards, causing the error. The next time, base-files was earlier than base-passwd and all went well. ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #601670 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=601670 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1001131 Title: debootstrap fails to install customized Ubuntu To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debootstrap/+bug/1001131/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1001131] Re: debootstrap fails to install customized Ubuntu
Have the exact same issue, and was on to the same solution. Not only does it only fail only when you customize the CD, but I have been customizing server since Hardy, and have not had this problem until Precise! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1001131 Title: debootstrap fails to install customized Ubuntu To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debootstrap/+bug/1001131/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1001131] Re: debootstrap fails to install customized Ubuntu
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: debootstrap (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1001131 Title: debootstrap fails to install customized Ubuntu To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debootstrap/+bug/1001131/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1001131] Re: debootstrap fails to install customized Ubuntu
** Attachment added: "This shows a failure in the dpkg to install base-files and base-passwd" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1001131/+attachment/3151665/+files/Install-fails.png ** Description changed: When following the Install CD customization procedure (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallCDCustomization) I fail to get an installable image. - Even with no changes in the CD tree, the created image fails to install. The same procedure worked before precise, I had success with natty and lucid. - The installation stops at (see attached image). - If I go back to the installation menu and select Base install, then it succeds. Unfortunatelly, debootstrap.log didn't help me much, so I created a special debootstrap package with lots of debug messages. It turned out that both packages (base-files and base-passwd) got installed, but still, somehow the dpkg installing them failed. + Even with no changes in the CD tree, the created image fails to install. The same procedure worked before precise, I had success with natty and lucid. + The installation stops at installing base-files and base-passwd (see attached image). + If I go back to the installation menu and select Install the base system, then it succeds. Unfortunatelly, debootstrap.log gets deleted by this time, so I created a special debootstrap package with lots of debug messages. It turned out that both packages (base-files and base-passwd) got installed, but still, somehow the dpkg installing them failed. It turned out, that base-passwd has a postinstall script that - during system installation - populates /etc/passwd and /etc/group copying the files from /usr/share/base-passwd if [ ! -e /etc/passwd ] ; then - cp /usr/share/base-passwd/passwd.master /etc/passwd + cp /usr/share/base-passwd/passwd.master /etc/passwd fi if [ ! -e /etc/group ] ; then - cp /usr/share/base-passwd/group.master /etc/group + cp /usr/share/base-passwd/group.master /etc/group fi On the other hand, base-files also has a postinstall script changes the owner of /var/lib/dpkg if [ ! -d /var/lib/dpkg ]; then - mkdir -m 755 -p /var/lib/dpkg - chown root:root /var/lib/dpkg + mkdir -m 755 -p /var/lib/dpkg + chown root:root /var/lib/dpkg fi + + In my log this shows as: + + echo + + chown: invalid user: `root:root' + dpkg: error processing base-files (--install): + subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 + dpkg: base-passwd: dependency problems, but configuring anyway as you requested: + base-passwd depends on libc6 (>= 2.8); however: + Package libc6 is not installed. + Setting up base-passwd (3.5.24) ... + install base-files + + which indicates that the /target/etc/passwd is not yet populated and + chown cannot resolv root:root. For some unknown reason, the postinstall script of base-files runs BEFORE the postinstall script of base-passwd in my installation, altough it does no such thing in the standard precise installation. The code fragment that does this installation is: - x_core_install base-files base-passwd + x_core_install base-files base-passwd (in a debootstrap script called precise - a link to a long unchanged script called gutsy) Modifying this script to have the two packages installed separatelly did the trick: - x_core_install base-passwd - x_core_install base-files + x_core_install base-passwd + x_core_install base-files Now, I can install my customized distro. I would like your opinion on what could have gone wrong about it: - Why the standard Ubuntu precise installs flawlessly while my reconstructed distro doesn't? How is it, that the same procedure used to create a custom distro suddenly went wrong with no apparent change in the components? + Why the standard Ubuntu precise installs flawlessly while my reconstructed distro doesn't? How is it, that the same procedure used to create a custom distro suddenly went wrong with no apparent change in the components? Ok, there might have been changes, but this area is very poorly documented so I had to trial and error to find out how things work (and I still might be wrong). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1001131 Title: debootstrap fails to install customized Ubuntu To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debootstrap/+bug/1001131/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
