As discussed on IRC, linux-firmware is intentionally not installed due to being a .deb, but nic-firmware and scsi-firmware (which are .udebs) are.
The particular issue at hand here has been fixed in the linux-firmware source package (bug 944108). If you encounter further problems with files in linux-firmware not being available during installation, please file them against linux-firmware rather than against the installer. ** Changed in: debian-installer (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/961282 Title: linux-firmware not installed by default in the installer environment To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-installer/+bug/961282/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs