Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@s3rj1k

s3rj1k/HowTo

Last active November 26, 2023 17:30
Star You must be signed in to star a gist
Embed
What would you like to do?
Learn more about clone URLs
Download ZIP
Ubuntu 20.04.3 AutoInstall
Raw
HowTo
# For recent versions of Ubuntu:
- https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/hpc/ubuntu-22-04-server-autoinstall-iso/
# Docs:
- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FoundationsTeam/AutomatedServerInstalls
- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FoundationsTeam/AutomatedServerInstalls/ConfigReference
- https://cloudinit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/datasources/nocloud.html
- https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/please-test-autoinstalls-for-20-04/15250/53
# Download ISO Installer:
wget https://ubuntu.volia.net/ubuntu-releases/20.04.3/ubuntu-20.04.3-live-server-amd64.iso
# Create ISO distribution dirrectory:
mkdir -p iso/nocloud/
# Extract ISO using 7z:
7z x ubuntu-20.04.3-live-server-amd64.iso -x'![BOOT]' -oiso
# Or extract ISO using xorriso and fix permissions:
xorriso -osirrox on -indev "ubuntu-20.04.3-live-server-amd64.iso" -extract / iso && chmod -R +w iso
# Create empty meta-data file:
touch iso/nocloud/meta-data
# Copy user-data file:
cp user-data iso/nocloud/user-data
# Update boot flags with cloud-init autoinstall:
## Should look similar to this: initrd=/casper/initrd quiet autoinstall ds=nocloud;s=/cdrom/nocloud/ ---
sed -i 's|---|autoinstall ds=nocloud\\\;s=/cdrom/nocloud/ ---|g' iso/boot/grub/grub.cfg
sed -i 's|---|autoinstall ds=nocloud;s=/cdrom/nocloud/ ---|g' iso/isolinux/txt.cfg
# Disable mandatory md5 checksum on boot:
md5sum iso/.disk/info > iso/md5sum.txt
sed -i 's|iso/|./|g' iso/md5sum.txt
# (Optionally) Regenerate md5:
# The find will warn 'File system loop detected' and return non-zero exit status on the 'ubuntu' symlink to '.'
# To avoid that, temporarily move it out of the way
mv iso/ubuntu .
(cd iso; find '!' -name "md5sum.txt" '!' -path "./isolinux/*" -follow -type f -exec "$(which md5sum)" {} \; > ../md5sum.txt)
mv md5sum.txt iso/
mv ubuntu iso
# Create Install ISO from extracted dir (ArchLinux):
xorriso -as mkisofs -r \
-V Ubuntu\ custom\ amd64 \
-o ubuntu-20.04.3-live-server-amd64-autoinstall.iso \
-J -l -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot \
-boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table \
-eltorito-alt-boot -e boot/grub/efi.img -no-emul-boot \
-isohybrid-gpt-basdat -isohybrid-apm-hfsplus \
-isohybrid-mbr /usr/lib/syslinux/bios/isohdpfx.bin \
iso/boot iso
# Create Install ISO from extracted dir (Ubuntu):
xorriso -as mkisofs -r \
-V Ubuntu\ custom\ amd64 \
-o ubuntu-20.04.3-live-server-amd64-autoinstall.iso \
-J -l -b isolinux/isolinux.bin -c isolinux/boot.cat -no-emul-boot \
-boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table \
-eltorito-alt-boot -e boot/grub/efi.img -no-emul-boot \
-isohybrid-gpt-basdat -isohybrid-apm-hfsplus \
-isohybrid-mbr /usr/lib/ISOLINUX/isohdpfx.bin \
iso/boot iso
# After install:
- login with 'root:root' and change root user password
- set correct hostname with 'hostnamectl'
Raw
user-data
#cloud-config
autoinstall:
version: 1
interactive-sections:
- network
- storage
locale: en_US.UTF-8
keyboard:
layout: us
ssh:
allow-pw: true
install-server: false
late-commands:
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get --purge -y --quiet=2 remove apport bcache-tools btrfs-progs byobu cloud-guest-utils cloud-initramfs-copymods cloud-initramfs-dyn-netconf friendly-recovery fwupd landscape-common lxd-agent-loader ntfs-3g open-vm-tools plymouth plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text popularity-contest rsync screen snapd sosreport tmux ufw
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get --purge -y --quiet=2 autoremove
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get clean
- sed -i 's/ENABLED=1/ENABLED=0/' /target/etc/default/motd-news
- sed -i 's|# en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8|en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8|' /target/etc/locale.gen
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- locale-gen
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/connman.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/motd-news.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/motd-news.timer
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/plymouth-quit-wait.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/plymouth-start.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
- ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Kiev /target/etc/localtime
- rm -f /target/etc/resolv.conf
- printf 'nameserver 8.8.8.8\nnameserver 1.1.1.1\noptions timeout:1\noptions attempts:1\noptions rotate\n' > /target/etc/resolv.conf
- rm -f /target/etc/update-motd.d/10-help-text
- rm -rf /target/root/snap
- rm -rf /target/snap
- rm -rf /target/var/lib/snapd
- rm -rf /target/var/snap
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- passwd -q -u root
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- passwd -q -x -1 root
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- passwd -q -e root
- sed -i 's|^root:.:|root:$6$3b873df474b55246$GIpSsujar7ihMzG8urUKpzF9/2yZJhR.msyFRa5ouGXOKRCVszsc4aBcE2yi3IuFVxtAGwrPKin2WAzK3qOtB.:|' /target/etc/shadow
user-data:
disable_root: false
Raw
user-data_with_ssh_and_project_quota
#cloud-config
autoinstall:
version: 1
interactive-sections:
- network
- storage
locale: en_US.UTF-8
keyboard:
layout: us
ssh:
allow-pw: true
install-server: false
late-commands:
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get --purge -y --quiet=2 remove apport bcache-tools btrfs-progs byobu cloud-guest-utils cloud-initramfs-copymods cloud-initramfs-dyn-netconf friendly-recovery fwupd landscape-common lxd-agent-loader ntfs-3g open-vm-tools plymouth plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text popularity-contest screen snapd sosreport tmux ufw
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get -qq update
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get -y install wget gnupg python2.7 openssh-server
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get -qq update
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get -y dist-upgrade
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get --purge -y --quiet=2 autoremove
- sed -i 's/#PermitRootLogin prohibit-password/PermitRootLogin yes/' /target/etc/ssh/sshd_config
- sed -i 's/ENABLED=1/ENABLED=0/' /target/etc/default/motd-news
- sed -i 's|# en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8|en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8|' /target/etc/locale.gen
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- locale-gen
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/connman.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/motd-news.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/motd-news.timer
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/plymouth-quit-wait.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/plymouth-start.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
- ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Kiev /target/etc/localtime
- rm -f /target/etc/resolv.conf
- printf 'nameserver 8.8.8.8\nnameserver 1.1.1.1\noptions timeout:1\noptions attempts:1\noptions rotate\n' > /target/etc/resolv.conf
- rm -f /target/etc/update-motd.d/10-help-text
- rm -rf /target/root/snap
- rm -rf /target/snap
- rm -rf /target/var/lib/snapd
- rm -rf /target/var/snap
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- passwd -q -u root
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- passwd -q -x -1 root
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- passwd -q -e root
- sed -i 's|^root:.:|root:$6$3b873df474b55246$GIpSsujar7ihMzG8urUKpzF9/2yZJhR.msyFRa5ouGXOKRCVszsc4aBcE2yi3IuFVxtAGwrPKin2WAzK3qOtB.:|' /target/etc/shadow
- sed -i 's/ext4 defaults/ext4 prjquota,lazytime/g' /target/etc/fstab
- findmnt --real -U -n -t ext4 -o source | awk '{system("umount -l "$1)}'
- blkid -t TYPE="ext4" -o device | awk '{system("tune2fs -O project,quota -Q prjquota "$1)}'
user-data:
disable_root: false
@bashadude
Copy link

@bashadude What do you see in error report?

errorr

it was removing or purge the packages

@bashadude
Copy link

bashadude commented Mar 5, 2023 •
edited

While booting i was appeared like this @s3rj1k @dmuiX @zero-pytagoras @soutrikand @sjerman @mcginty @onedr0p @SimplySeth

image

image

I am using this userdata file

#cloud-config
autoinstall:
refresh-installer:
update: yes
locale: en_US.UTF-8
interactive-sections
network:
ethernets:
eno8303:
dhcp4: true
eno8403:
dhcp4: true
enp2s0f0np0:
dhcp4: true
enp2s0f1np1:
dhcp4: true
version: 2
kernel:
package: linux-generic
keyboard:
layout: us
ssh:
allow-pw: true
install-server: true
storage:
config:
- ptable: gpt
serial: 362cea7f0bf55ec002a9f5df208c726db
wwn: '0x62cea7f0bf55ec002a9f5df208c726db'
path: /dev/sda
wipe: superblock-recursive
preserve: false
name: ''
grub_device: false
type: disk
id: disk-sda
- device: disk-sda
size: 1127219200
wipe: superblock
flag: boot
number: 1
preserve: false
grub_device: true
offset: 1048576
type: partition
id: partition-0
- fstype: fat32
volume: partition-0
preserve: false
type: format
id: format-0
- device: disk-sda
size: 2147483648
wipe: superblock
number: 2
preserve: false
grub_device: false
offset: 1128267776
type: partition
id: partition-1
- fstype: ext4
volume: partition-1
preserve: false
type: format
id: format-1
- device: disk-sda
size: 955843084288
wipe: superblock
number: 3
preserve: false
grub_device: false
offset: 3275751424
type: partition
id: partition-2
- name: ubuntu-vg
devices:
- partition-2
preserve: false
type: lvm_volgroup
id: lvm_volgroup-0
- name: ubuntu-lv
volgroup: lvm_volgroup-0
size: 107374182400B
wipe: superblock
preserve: false
type: lvm_partition
id: lvm_partition-0
fstype: ext4
volume: lvm_partition-0
preserve: false
type: format
id: format-2
- path: /
device: format-2
type: mount
id: mount-2
- path: /boot
device: format-1
type: mount
id: mount-1
- path: /boot/efi
device: format-0
type: mount
id: mount-0
updates: security
version: 1
late-commands:
#- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get --purge -y --quiet=2 remove apport bcache-tools btrfs-progs byobu cloud-guest-utils cloud-initramfs-copymods cloud-initramfs-dyn-netconf friendly-recovery fwupd landscape-common lxd-agent-loader ntfs-3g open-vm-tools plymouth plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text popularity-contest rsync screen snapd sosreport tmux ufw
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get --purge -y --quiet=2 autoremove
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get clean
- sed -i 's/ENABLED=1/ENABLED=0/' /target/etc/default/motd-news
- sed -i 's|# en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8|en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8|' /target/etc/locale.gen
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- locale-gen
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/connman.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/motd-news.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/motd-news.timer
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/plymouth-quit-wait.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/plymouth-start.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
- ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Kiev /target/etc/localtime
- rm -f /target/etc/resolv.conf
- printf 'nameserver 8.8.8.8\nnameserver 1.1.1.1\noptions timeout:1\noptions attempts:1\noptions rotate\n' > /target/etc/resolv.conf
- rm -f /target/etc/update-motd.d/10-help-text
#- rm -rf /target/root/snap
#- rm -rf /target/snap
#- rm -rf /target/var/lib/snapd
#- rm -rf /target/var/snap
#- curtin in-target --target=/target -- passwd -q -u root
#- curtin in-target --target=/target -- passwd -q -x -1 root
#- curtin in-target --target=/target -- passwd -q -e root
#- sed -i 's|^root:.:|root:$6$3b873df474b55246$GIpSsujar7ihMzG8urUKpzF9/2yZJhR.msyFRa5ouGXOKRCVszsc4aBcE2yi3IuFVxtAGwrPKin2WAzK3qOtB.:|' /target/etc/shadow
user-data:
disable_root: false

@zero-pytagoras
Copy link

zero-pytagoras commented Mar 5, 2023 •
edited

you are missing interactive with storage.

#cloud-config
autoinstall:
version: 1
interactive-sections:
- network
- storage
identity: {hostname: HOSTNAME, password: "ENCRYPTED-PASSWORD", username: USERNAME}
locale: en_US.UTF-8
keyboard:
layout: us
ssh:
allow-pw: true
install-server: true
layout:
name: lvm
late-commands:
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get --purge -y --quiet=2 remove apport bcache-tools btrfs-progs byobu  friendly-recovery fwupd landscape-common lxd-agent-loader ntfs-3g open-vm-tools plymouth plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text popularity-contest rsync screen sosreport tmux ufw
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get --purge -y --quiet=2 autoremove
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get clean
- sed -i 's/ENABLED=1/ENABLED=0/' /target/etc/default/motd-news
- sed -i 's|# en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8|en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8|' /target/etc/locale.gen
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- locale-gen
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/connman.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/motd-news.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/motd-news.timer
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/plymouth-quit-wait.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/plymouth-start.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
- ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Kiev /target/etc/localtime
- rm -f /target/etc/resolv.conf
- printf 'nameserver 8.8.8.8\nnameserver 1.1.1.1\noptions timeout:1\noptions attempts:1\noptions rotate\n' > /target/etc/resolv.conf
- rm -f /target/etc/update-motd.d/10-help-text
user-data:
disable_root: false

@bashadude
Copy link

zero

Is it possible to do without interacting anything network and storage

@zero-pytagoras
Copy link

zero-pytagoras commented Mar 5, 2023 •
edited

you really need to read this

#cloud-config
autoinstall:
version: 1
identity: {hostname: HOSTNAME, password: "ENCRYPTED-PASSWORD", username: USERNAME}
locale: en_US.UTF-8
keyboard:
layout: us
ssh:
allow-pw: true
install-server: true
network:
  version: 2
  ethernets:
    eno1:
      match:
        name: en*
      dhcp4: true
storage:
    config:
      - {name: ubuntu-vg, devices:[partition-2], preserve: false, type: lvm_volgroup, id: lvm_volgroup-0 }
      - {name: ubuntu-lv, volgroup: lvm_volgroup-0, size: 10GB, wipe: superblock, preserve: false, type: lvm_partition, id: lvm_part-0}
      - {fstype: ext4, volume: lvm_part-0, preserve: false, type: format, id: fmt-2 }
      - {path: /, device: fmt-2, type: mount, id: mnt-2}
      - {path: /boot, device: fmt-1, type: mount, id: mnt-1}
      - {path: /boot/efi, device: fmt-0, type: mount, id: mnt-0}
late-commands:
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get --purge -y --quiet=2 remove apport bcache-tools btrfs-progs byobu  friendly-recovery fwupd landscape-common lxd-agent-loader ntfs-3g open-vm-tools plymouth plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text popularity-contest rsync screen sosreport tmux ufw
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get --purge -y --quiet=2 autoremove
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get clean
- sed -i 's/ENABLED=1/ENABLED=0/' /target/etc/default/motd-news
- sed -i 's|# en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8|en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8|' /target/etc/locale.gen
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- locale-gen
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/connman.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/motd-news.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/motd-news.timer
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/plymouth-quit-wait.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/plymouth-start.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
- ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Kiev /target/etc/localtime
- rm -f /target/etc/resolv.conf
- printf 'nameserver 8.8.8.8\nnameserver 1.1.1.1\noptions timeout:1\noptions attempts:1\noptions rotate\n' > /target/etc/resolv.conf
- rm -f /target/etc/update-motd.d/10-help-text
user-data:
disable_root: false

@bashadude
Copy link

you really need to read this

#cloud-config
autoinstall:
version: 1
identity: {hostname: HOSTNAME, password: "ENCRYPTED-PASSWORD", username: USERNAME}
locale: en_US.UTF-8
keyboard:
layout: us
ssh:
allow-pw: true
install-server: true
network:
  version: 2
  ethernets:
    eno1:
      match:
        name: en*
      dhcp4: true
storage:
    config:
      - {name: ubuntu-vg, devices:[partition-2], preserve: false, type: lvm_volgroup, id: lvm_volgroup-0 }
      - {name: ubuntu-lv, volgroup: lvm_volgroup-0, size: 10GB, wipe: superblock, preserve: false, type: lvm_partition, id: lvm_part-0}
      - {fstype: ext4, volume: lvm_part-0, preserve: false, type: format, id: fmt-2 }
      - {path: /, device: fmt-2, type: mount, id: mnt-2}
      - {path: /boot, device: fmt-1, type: mount, id: mnt-1}
      - {path: /boot/efi, device: fmt-0, type: mount, id: mnt-0}
late-commands:
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get --purge -y --quiet=2 remove apport bcache-tools btrfs-progs byobu  friendly-recovery fwupd landscape-common lxd-agent-loader ntfs-3g open-vm-tools plymouth plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text popularity-contest rsync screen sosreport tmux ufw
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get --purge -y --quiet=2 autoremove
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get clean
- sed -i 's/ENABLED=1/ENABLED=0/' /target/etc/default/motd-news
- sed -i 's|# en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8|en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8|' /target/etc/locale.gen
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- locale-gen
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/connman.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/motd-news.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/motd-news.timer
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/plymouth-quit-wait.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/plymouth-start.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
- ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Kiev /target/etc/localtime
- rm -f /target/etc/resolv.conf
- printf 'nameserver 8.8.8.8\nnameserver 1.1.1.1\noptions timeout:1\noptions attempts:1\noptions rotate\n' > /target/etc/resolv.conf
- rm -f /target/etc/update-motd.d/10-help-text
user-data:
disable_root: false

Thank you so much @zero-pytagoras
Let me try now

@dbkinghorn
Copy link

per request earlier here's my most recent post on this stuff.
https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/hpc/ubuntu-22-04-server-autoinstall-iso/

@zero-pytagoras
Copy link

@bashadude you should thank @dbkinghorn : his initial tutorial and guidance led me to answers.... lemme know if t works for you.

@dmuiX
Copy link

dmuiX commented Mar 5, 2023

FYI:
Ubuntu autoinstall is not the same as cloud-Init. It is based on cloud-Init but uses some additional commands.

@zero-pytagoras
Copy link

@dmuiX mind sharing docs on ubuntu install ? I've used official ubuntu cloud-init docs but they are not very informative or clear.

@zero-pytagoras
Copy link

@bashadude - any success ?

you really need to read this

#cloud-config
autoinstall:
version: 1
identity: {hostname: HOSTNAME, password: "ENCRYPTED-PASSWORD", username: USERNAME}
locale: en_US.UTF-8
keyboard:
layout: us
ssh:
allow-pw: true
install-server: true
network:
  version: 2
  ethernets:
    eno1:
      match:
        name: en*
      dhcp4: true
storage:
    config:
      - {name: ubuntu-vg, devices:[partition-2], preserve: false, type: lvm_volgroup, id: lvm_volgroup-0 }
      - {name: ubuntu-lv, volgroup: lvm_volgroup-0, size: 10GB, wipe: superblock, preserve: false, type: lvm_partition, id: lvm_part-0}
      - {fstype: ext4, volume: lvm_part-0, preserve: false, type: format, id: fmt-2 }
      - {path: /, device: fmt-2, type: mount, id: mnt-2}
      - {path: /boot, device: fmt-1, type: mount, id: mnt-1}
      - {path: /boot/efi, device: fmt-0, type: mount, id: mnt-0}
late-commands:
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get --purge -y --quiet=2 remove apport bcache-tools btrfs-progs byobu  friendly-recovery fwupd landscape-common lxd-agent-loader ntfs-3g open-vm-tools plymouth plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text popularity-contest rsync screen sosreport tmux ufw
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get --purge -y --quiet=2 autoremove
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get clean
- sed -i 's/ENABLED=1/ENABLED=0/' /target/etc/default/motd-news
- sed -i 's|# en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8|en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8|' /target/etc/locale.gen
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- locale-gen
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/connman.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/motd-news.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/motd-news.timer
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/plymouth-quit-wait.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/plymouth-start.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
- ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Kiev /target/etc/localtime
- rm -f /target/etc/resolv.conf
- printf 'nameserver 8.8.8.8\nnameserver 1.1.1.1\noptions timeout:1\noptions attempts:1\noptions rotate\n' > /target/etc/resolv.conf
- rm -f /target/etc/update-motd.d/10-help-text
user-data:
disable_root: false

Thank you so much @zero-pytagoras Let me try now

@bashadude - any update ?

@dmuiX
Copy link

dmuiX commented Mar 5, 2023 •
edited

@dmuiX mind sharing docs on ubuntu install ? I've used official ubuntu cloud-init docs but they are not very informative or clear.

I shared one link above.
Don’t think that I used anything else. I can look if I find something else.

But overall:
To me it the auto-install seemed like it did not work very well for what I wanted to do so I first switched to entering commands manual after install and then to multipass and cloud-Init.

If I remember it correctly I could not change the ipadress and set dns-resolving to a different nameserver via late-command. So I said fuckit i will make it manual or use something else. In cloud-Init this works actually pretty well.

@bashadude
Copy link

@bashadude - any success ?

you really need to read this

#cloud-config
autoinstall:
version: 1
identity: {hostname: HOSTNAME, password: "ENCRYPTED-PASSWORD", username: USERNAME}
locale: en_US.UTF-8
keyboard:
layout: us
ssh:
allow-pw: true
install-server: true
network:
  version: 2
  ethernets:
    eno1:
      match:
        name: en*
      dhcp4: true
storage:
    config:
      - {name: ubuntu-vg, devices:[partition-2], preserve: false, type: lvm_volgroup, id: lvm_volgroup-0 }
      - {name: ubuntu-lv, volgroup: lvm_volgroup-0, size: 10GB, wipe: superblock, preserve: false, type: lvm_partition, id: lvm_part-0}
      - {fstype: ext4, volume: lvm_part-0, preserve: false, type: format, id: fmt-2 }
      - {path: /, device: fmt-2, type: mount, id: mnt-2}
      - {path: /boot, device: fmt-1, type: mount, id: mnt-1}
      - {path: /boot/efi, device: fmt-0, type: mount, id: mnt-0}
late-commands:
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get --purge -y --quiet=2 remove apport bcache-tools btrfs-progs byobu  friendly-recovery fwupd landscape-common lxd-agent-loader ntfs-3g open-vm-tools plymouth plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text popularity-contest rsync screen sosreport tmux ufw
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get --purge -y --quiet=2 autoremove
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get clean
- sed -i 's/ENABLED=1/ENABLED=0/' /target/etc/default/motd-news
- sed -i 's|# en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8|en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8|' /target/etc/locale.gen
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- locale-gen
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/connman.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/motd-news.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/motd-news.timer
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/plymouth-quit-wait.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/plymouth-start.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
- ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Kiev /target/etc/localtime
- rm -f /target/etc/resolv.conf
- printf 'nameserver 8.8.8.8\nnameserver 1.1.1.1\noptions timeout:1\noptions attempts:1\noptions rotate\n' > /target/etc/resolv.conf
- rm -f /target/etc/update-motd.d/10-help-text
user-data:
disable_root: false

Thank you so much @zero-pytagoras Let me try now

@bashadude - any update ?

same error @zero-pytagoras
image

@bashadude
Copy link

ok please share me if you find to autoinstall of ubuntu 22.04 @dmuiX i am facing error and got an headache work on this please ping if you find something
image

@dmuiX
Copy link

dmuiX commented Mar 5, 2023

I can just repeat what i have written before. If it’s possible for you use cloud-Init. Works better in my opinion^^

@zero-pytagoras
Copy link

@bashadude can you show the output of crash report. it is in /var/crash folder
I've tested the yaml that i attached on virtual-box and it worked fine.
it seems you have some kind of problem with curtin that is implementing apt-config and also interface it finds is eno8303 or eno8403 so that also needs to be fixedmay be with crash report i could debug it better... eventually is should look like this:

#cloud-config
autoinstall:
version: 1
identity: {hostname: ubuntu22, password: $6$PiTL.ZmMVYG6U4q4$qa8lkOtlAAioKLKqt1q1Ci03HUAE4xRnhrvNd1x1oaSVoma2sTRCHtvt2/QV61tn0QQF6m2e/n0Uf1fQ/3yid0, username: ubuntu}
keyboard: 
    layout: us
  locale: En_Us.UTF-8
ssh:
allow-pw: true
install-server: true
network:
  version: 2
  ethernets:
    eno8303:
      match:
        name: en*
      dhcp4: true
storage:
    config:
      - {name: ubuntu-vg, devices:[partition-2], preserve: false, type: lvm_volgroup, id: lvm_volgroup-0 }
      - {name: ubuntu-lv, volgroup: lvm_volgroup-0, size: 10GB, wipe: superblock, preserve: false, type: lvm_partition, id: lvm_part-0}
      - {fstype: ext4, volume: lvm_part-0, preserve: false, type: format, id: fmt-2 }
      - {path: /, device: fmt-2, type: mount, id: mnt-2}
      - {path: /boot, device: fmt-1, type: mount, id: mnt-1}
      - {path: /boot/efi, device: fmt-0, type: mount, id: mnt-0}
late-commands:
- sed -i 's/ENABLED=1/ENABLED=0/' /target/etc/default/motd-news
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/connman.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/motd-news.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/motd-news.timer
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/plymouth-quit-wait.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/plymouth-start.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
- ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Kiev /target/etc/localtime
- rm -f /target/etc/resolv.conf
- printf 'nameserver 8.8.8.8\nnameserver 1.1.1.1\noptions timeout:1\noptions attempts:1\noptions rotate\n' > /target/etc/resolv.conf
- rm -f /target/etc/update-motd.d/10-help-text
user-data:
disable_root: false

@bashadude
Copy link

@zero-pytagoras In crash file "segmentation fault"
image

@zero-pytagoras
Copy link

seg-fault is usually default error meaning that something is missing
try going over on all variables in user-data file: use this tutorial as well https://www.jimangel.io/posts/automate-ubuntu-22-04-lts-bare-metal/

@bashadude
Copy link

Hi All @s3rj1k @dmuiX @zero-pytagoras @soutrikand @sjerman @mcginty @onedr0p @SimplySeth

subiquity/Errorreporter/162334394239423.block_probe_fail : written to /var/crash

image

#cloud-config
autoinstall:
version: 1
locale: en_US.UTF-8
identity:
hostname: amd
password: $6$my3sWAA0IHiGgCZB$8ZJXJn3WpHj3Q0grUkz9zrcLTdkn1pO5W.VYYbx/kfjPHIKeZvYLIwVQ2cWP8TAnDyi1XWvGZsVBDsw5fdFGM1
realname: ubuntu
username: amd
kernel:
package: linux-generic
network:
version: 2
ethernets:
eno1:
match:
name: en*
dhcp4: true

network:

ethernets:

eno8303:

#    dhcp4: true
 # eno8403:
  #  dhcp4: true
 # enp2s0f0np0:
#    dhcp4: true
 # enp2s0f1np1:
#    dhcp4: true

version: 2

kernel:
package: linux-generic
keyboard:
layout: us
ssh:
allow-pw: true
install-server: true
storage:
config:
- {name: ubuntu-vg, devices:[partition-2], preserve: false, type: lvm_volgroup, id: lvm_volgroup-0 }
- {name: ubuntu-lv, volgroup: lvm_volgroup-0, size: 10GB, wipe: superblock, preserve: false, type: lvm_partition, id: lvm_part-0}
- {fstype: ext4, volume: lvm_part-0, preserve: false, type: format, id: fmt-2 }
- {path: /, device: fmt-2, type: mount, id: mnt-2}
- {path: /boot, device: fmt-1, type: mount, id: mnt-1}
- {path: /boot/efi, device: fmt-0, type: mount, id: mnt-0}
updates: security
version: 1

late-commands:
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get --purge -y --quiet=2 remove apport bcache-tools btrfs-progs byobu cloud-guest-utils cloud-initramfs-copymods cloud-initramfs-dyn-netconf friendly-recovery fwupd landscape-common lxd-agent-loader ntfs-3g open-vm-tools plymouth plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text popularity-contest rsync screen snapd sosreport tmux ufw
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get --purge -y --quiet=2 autoremove
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get clean
- sed -i 's/ENABLED=1/ENABLED=0/' /target/etc/default/motd-news
- sed -i 's|# en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8|en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8|' /target/etc/locale.gen
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- locale-gen
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/connman.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/motd-news.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/motd-news.timer
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/plymouth-quit-wait.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/plymouth-start.service
- ln -fs /dev/null /target/etc/systemd/system/systemd-resolved.service
- ln -fs /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Kiev /target/etc/localtime
- rm -f /target/etc/resolv.conf
- printf 'nameserver 8.8.8.8\nnameserver 1.1.1.1\noptions timeout:1\noptions attempts:1\noptions rotate\n' > /target/etc/resolv.conf
- rm -f /target/etc/update-motd.d/10-help-text

- rm -rf /target/root/snap

- rm -rf /target/snap

- rm -rf /target/var/lib/snapd

#- rm -rf /target/var/snap
#- curtin in-target --target=/target -- passwd -q -u root

- curtin in-target --target=/target -- passwd -q -x -1 root

- curtin in-target --target=/target -- passwd -q -e root

- sed -i 's|^root:.:|root:$6$3b873df474b55246$GIpSsujar7ihMzG8urUKpzF9/2yZJhR.msyFRa5ouGXOKRCVszsc4aBcE2yi3IuFVxtAGwrPKin2WAzK3qOtB.:|' /target/etc/shadow

user-data:
disable_root: false

Please help me to debug guys

@onedr0p
Copy link

onedr0p commented Mar 6, 2023 •
edited

Please stop typing direct mentions.

@bashadude
Copy link

Please stop typing direct mentions.

ok

@zero-pytagoras
Copy link

@bashadude
remove the curtin command listed below

- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get --purge -y --quiet=2 remove apport bcache-tools btrfs-progs byobu cloud-guest-utils cloud-initramfs-copymods cloud-initramfs-dyn-netconf friendly-recovery fwupd landscape-common lxd-agent-loader ntfs-3g open-vm-tools plymouth plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text popularity-contest rsync screen snapd sosreport tmux ufw
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get --purge -y --quiet=2 autoremove
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get clean

@bashadude
Copy link

@bashadude remove the curtin command listed below

- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get --purge -y --quiet=2 remove apport bcache-tools btrfs-progs byobu cloud-guest-utils cloud-initramfs-copymods cloud-initramfs-dyn-netconf friendly-recovery fwupd landscape-common lxd-agent-loader ntfs-3g open-vm-tools plymouth plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text popularity-contest rsync screen snapd sosreport tmux ufw
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get --purge -y --quiet=2 autoremove
- curtin in-target --target=/target -- apt-get clean

@zero-pytagoras Thanks for sharing

I will update after this

@s3rj1k
Copy link
Author

s3rj1k commented Mar 6, 2023 •
edited

@dbkinghorn Can you maybe stop referring to your blog? One refer would have been enough, thanks.

P.S. I've added a link to your blog at the begging of howto, still if you want to contribute, please post full answers here.

@dbkinghorn
Copy link

Oh man, I'm so sorry! I've been getting questions in my email from more than one place on this. I've been careless about checking where I'm replying. Gist comments can get out of hand! I blew away my last comment. Wish you all the best --Don

@bashadude
Copy link

Hi All @s3rj1k @dbkinghorn @zero-pytagoras @dmuiX I am stuck in last step can you please help me to debug this
image

After running of my late commands i got this error
These are my late commands:

  • |
    set -ex
    EFI_DEV=$(awk '$2 == "/target/boot/efi" { print $1 }' /proc/mounts)
    ROOT_DEV=$(awk '$2 ~ "^/target$" { print $1 }' /proc/mounts)
    ROOT_UUID=$(blkid -o value $ROOT_DEV | head -n 1)
    awk '$2 ~ "^/target/" { print $2 }' /proc/mounts | xargs umount
    btrfs subvolume snapshot /target /target/rootfs
    mkdir /mnt/rootfs
    mount -o subvol=rootfs $ROOT_DEV /mnt/rootfs
    mount $EFI_DEV /mnt/rootfs/boot/efi
    mount -o bind /dev /mnt/rootfs/dev
    mount -o bind /sys /mnt/rootfs/sys
    mount -o bind /proc /mnt/rootfs/proc
    sed -i "/$ROOT_UUID/s/defaults/defaults,noatime,subvol=rootfs/" /mnt/rootfs/etc/fstab
    chroot /mnt/rootfs update-grub
    chroot /mnt/rootfs grub-install --efi-directory=/boot/efi
    find /target -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -not -name rootfs -exec rm -rf '{}' ;
    btrfs subvolume create /target/home
    echo "/dev/disk/by-uuid/$ROOT_UUID /home btrfs defaults,noatime,subvol=home 0 0" >> /mnt/rootfs/etc/fstab

@zero-pytagoras
Copy link

TBH it is not clear what you are trying to do any more...
you do need to add /target to bunch of places if you wish to change partitions. for example:
/mnt/rootfs/etc/fstab is suppose to be /target/mnt/rootfs/etc/fstab

@surter
Copy link

surter commented May 26, 2023 •
edited

The installation of ubuntu22.04 through uefi mode pxe is successful, but after restarting, it will enter the pxe network installation instead of booting from the local hard disk. The default hard disk booting is the first boot item. Is there any way to solve this problem?

@surter
Copy link

surter commented May 26, 2023

image

@surter
Copy link

surter commented May 26, 2023

image

Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment