[Bug 105539] Re: can't preseed dash/sh to false

2008-10-14 Thread Colin Watson
The correct syntax is 'dash dash/sh boolean false' (the first field is the owning package name; if that is 'd-i', then the preseed doesn't get used anywhere outside the installer environment). This is actually a preseed bug: it only copies over preseeds after base- installer has finished, which me

[Bug 105539] Re: can't preseed dash/sh to false

2008-08-27 Thread John Morrissey
> In the meantime, you should (I haven't tested this yet) be able to work > around this with a late_command. > Something like: > d-i preseed/late_command string in-target /var/lib/dpkg/info/dash.postinst Yup, this is basically what we're doing. Our late_command calls a more involved local script,

[Bug 105539] Re: can't preseed dash/sh to false

2008-08-27 Thread Matthew L. Dailey
I discovered this bug on my systems this morning, and did a bunch of digging trying to figure out what's happening. I'm no expert at debian- installer, but I think what's happening is due to the cdebconf->debconf transition that happens early in the installation. When the installer first starts, i

[Bug 105539] Re: can't preseed dash/sh to false

2008-06-04 Thread John Morrissey
This also affects hardy (8.04 LTS). -- can't preseed dash/sh to false https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/105539 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.c

[Bug 105539] Re: can't preseed dash/sh to false

2007-05-18 Thread Micah Cowan
** Changed in: dash (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- can't preseed dash/sh to false https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/105539 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ub