Skipping “Configuring apt” during system installation on Ubuntu Server
I'm using packer to automate an installation of Ubuntu Server 16.04.1 LTS (Xenial Xerus).
During the installation, I noticed that the installer spends a lot of time hanging on this screen before eventually seeming to give up and move on:
It just hangs at "Retrieving file 1 of 18" for a few minutes and then moves to the next screen, without "file 2 of 18" or any progress beyond file 1 ever showing. I believe this is because I am doing an offline install with no internet access, and apt is waiting for some sort of timeout before moving on.
This doesn't cause the install to fail, but it does cause the installer to spend quite a bit of unnecessary time just sitting there, doing nothing. Is there a preseed option I can use to just skip this step entirely? That would certainly speed up my builds quite a bit.
I realize I can just hit cancel manually, but I'm doing an entirely automated install, so that isn't a viable option for production.
I've already tried the following options, and none of them seemed to have any effect on this screen:
d-i pkgsel/updatedb boolean false
d-i pkgsel/upgrade select none
d-i apt-setup/use_mirror boolean false
server system-installation preseed
asked Aug 18 '16 at 16:02
Ajedi32Ajedi32
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I'm using packer to automate an installation of Ubuntu Server 16.04.1 LTS (Xenial Xerus).
During the installation, I noticed that the installer spends a lot of time hanging on this screen before eventually seeming to give up and move on:
It just hangs at "Retrieving file 1 of 18" for a few minutes and then moves to the next screen, without "file 2 of 18" or any progress beyond file 1 ever showing. I believe this is because I am doing an offline install with no internet access, and apt is waiting for some sort of timeout before moving on.
This doesn't cause the install to fail, but it does cause the installer to spend quite a bit of unnecessary time just sitting there, doing nothing. Is there a preseed option I can use to just skip this step entirely? That would certainly speed up my builds quite a bit.
I realize I can just hit cancel manually, but I'm doing an entirely automated install, so that isn't a viable option for production.
I've already tried the following options, and none of them seemed to have any effect on this screen:
d-i pkgsel/updatedb boolean false
d-i pkgsel/upgrade select none
d-i apt-setup/use_mirror boolean false
server system-installation preseed
asked Aug 18 '16 at 16:02
Ajedi32Ajedi32
13519
add a comment |
I'm using packer to automate an installation of Ubuntu Server 16.04.1 LTS (Xenial Xerus).
During the installation, I noticed that the installer spends a lot of time hanging on this screen before eventually seeming to give up and move on:
It just hangs at "Retrieving file 1 of 18" for a few minutes and then moves to the next screen, without "file 2 of 18" or any progress beyond file 1 ever showing. I believe this is because I am doing an offline install with no internet access, and apt is waiting for some sort of timeout before moving on.
This doesn't cause the install to fail, but it does cause the installer to spend quite a bit of unnecessary time just sitting there, doing nothing. Is there a preseed option I can use to just skip this step entirely? That would certainly speed up my builds quite a bit.
I realize I can just hit cancel manually, but I'm doing an entirely automated install, so that isn't a viable option for production.
I've already tried the following options, and none of them seemed to have any effect on this screen:
d-i pkgsel/updatedb boolean false
d-i pkgsel/upgrade select none
d-i apt-setup/use_mirror boolean false
server system-installation preseed
asked Aug 18 '16 at 16:02
Ajedi32Ajedi32
13519
I'm using packer to automate an installation of Ubuntu Server 16.04.1 LTS (Xenial Xerus).
During the installation, I noticed that the installer spends a lot of time hanging on this screen before eventually seeming to give up and move on:
It just hangs at "Retrieving file 1 of 18" for a few minutes and then moves to the next screen, without "file 2 of 18" or any progress beyond file 1 ever showing. I believe this is because I am doing an offline install with no internet access, and apt is waiting for some sort of timeout before moving on.
This doesn't cause the install to fail, but it does cause the installer to spend quite a bit of unnecessary time just sitting there, doing nothing. Is there a preseed option I can use to just skip this step entirely? That would certainly speed up my builds quite a bit.
I realize I can just hit cancel manually, but I'm doing an entirely automated install, so that isn't a viable option for production.
I've already tried the following options, and none of them seemed to have any effect on this screen:
d-i pkgsel/updatedb boolean false
d-i pkgsel/upgrade select none
d-i apt-setup/use_mirror boolean false
server system-installation preseed
server system-installation preseed
asked Aug 18 '16 at 16:02
Ajedi32Ajedi32
13519
asked Aug 18 '16 at 16:02
Ajedi32Ajedi32
13519
asked Aug 18 '16 at 16:02
Ajedi32Ajedi32
13519
asked Aug 18 '16 at 16:02
Ajedi32Ajedi32
13519
asked Aug 18 '16 at 16:02
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you can skip configuring apt by simply pressing ctrl+R+del then the following step will skip by connecting to the server of that step.No any bug found while trying this step.well,being a linux expert i suggest you to use this method or another method that is ctrl+F1+esc.thats all
answered Apr 12 '17 at 9:52
rabin bansetrabin banset
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excellent rabin i have skipped that step without having any problem
– rabin banset
Apr 12 '17 at 9:54
From the question: "I realize I can just hit cancel manually, but I'm doing an entirely automated install, so that isn't a viable option for production."
– Ajedi32
Apr 12 '17 at 13:03
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you can skip configuring apt by simply pressing ctrl+R+del then the following step will skip by connecting to the server of that step.No any bug found while trying this step.well,being a linux expert i suggest you to use this method or another method that is ctrl+F1+esc.thats all
answered Apr 12 '17 at 9:52
rabin bansetrabin banset
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excellent rabin i have skipped that step without having any problem
– rabin banset
Apr 12 '17 at 9:54
From the question: "I realize I can just hit cancel manually, but I'm doing an entirely automated install, so that isn't a viable option for production."
– Ajedi32
Apr 12 '17 at 13:03
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you can skip configuring apt by simply pressing ctrl+R+del then the following step will skip by connecting to the server of that step.No any bug found while trying this step.well,being a linux expert i suggest you to use this method or another method that is ctrl+F1+esc.thats all
answered Apr 12 '17 at 9:52
rabin bansetrabin banset
1
excellent rabin i have skipped that step without having any problem
– rabin banset
Apr 12 '17 at 9:54
From the question: "I realize I can just hit cancel manually, but I'm doing an entirely automated install, so that isn't a viable option for production."
– Ajedi32
Apr 12 '17 at 13:03
add a comment |
you can skip configuring apt by simply pressing ctrl+R+del then the following step will skip by connecting to the server of that step.No any bug found while trying this step.well,being a linux expert i suggest you to use this method or another method that is ctrl+F1+esc.thats all
answered Apr 12 '17 at 9:52
rabin bansetrabin banset
1
you can skip configuring apt by simply pressing ctrl+R+del then the following step will skip by connecting to the server of that step.No any bug found while trying this step.well,being a linux expert i suggest you to use this method or another method that is ctrl+F1+esc.thats all
answered Apr 12 '17 at 9:52
rabin bansetrabin banset
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answered Apr 12 '17 at 9:52
rabin bansetrabin banset
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answered Apr 12 '17 at 9:52
rabin bansetrabin banset
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answered Apr 12 '17 at 9:52
rabin bansetrabin banset
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excellent rabin i have skipped that step without having any problem
– rabin banset
Apr 12 '17 at 9:54
From the question: "I realize I can just hit cancel manually, but I'm doing an entirely automated install, so that isn't a viable option for production."
– Ajedi32
Apr 12 '17 at 13:03
add a comment |
excellent rabin i have skipped that step without having any problem
– rabin banset
Apr 12 '17 at 9:54
From the question: "I realize I can just hit cancel manually, but I'm doing an entirely automated install, so that isn't a viable option for production."
– Ajedi32
Apr 12 '17 at 13:03
excellent rabin i have skipped that step without having any problem
– rabin banset
Apr 12 '17 at 9:54
excellent rabin i have skipped that step without having any problem
– rabin banset
Apr 12 '17 at 9:54
From the question: "I realize I can just hit cancel manually, but I'm doing an entirely automated install, so that isn't a viable option for production."
– Ajedi32
Apr 12 '17 at 13:03
From the question: "I realize I can just hit cancel manually, but I'm doing an entirely automated install, so that isn't a viable option for production."
– Ajedi32
Apr 12 '17 at 13:03
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