{"id":6430,"date":"2024-06-09T19:47:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T19:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/really.zonky.org\/?p=6430"},"modified":"2024-06-09T19:47:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-09T19:47:17","slug":"ubuntu-server-the-interactive-installer-sucks-big","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/really.zonky.org\/?p=6430","title":{"rendered":"Ubuntu Server: The Interactive Installer Sucks Big"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So on Friday my workstation blew up … which goes some way to explaining why this server has been down for much of the weekend (it’s a container on my workstation). The operating system boot drive magically went read-only – which as some of us know is a clear indication that an SSD is on its last legs. Or a few steps beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I re-installed on a new drive, and for various reasons I chose Ubuntu Server again. An upgrade which made things a bit more interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now whilst I know that most servers are installed in ways other than interactively, but the interactive experience is bloody awful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a start, if the text console is a ridiculous large size – perhaps $COLUMNS is greater than 160, then change the bloody console font. It may be a rare case that someone is installing Ubuntu server on a screen where the resolution is so high, but it can (and in my case does<\/em>) make the text far too small to read. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And secondly, do something about the logical volume manager creation; I wanted to create a logical volume with a name other than “ubuntu-vg” (the old drive was still readable and creating two VGs with the same name struck me as a dumb idea). The default method didn’t seem to offer a way to rename the VG; the custom method kept giving me an installation error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The later could possibly be my mistake – I was reduced to using a magnifying glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And yes everything is working now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But sort out that installer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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