Public bug reported: Steps to reproduce: (*) During installation: -> Download the network installation iso. -> At the task selector, choose Ubuntu MATE Desktop. -> Installation will fail. (*) After installation: (Setting terminal to dumb so that the steps are visible -- You will see the same error if you use the ncurses frontend.)
root@hostname:~# export TERM=dumb root@hostname:~# tasksel debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog debconf: (Dialog frontend will not work on a dumb terminal, an emacs shell buffer, or without a controlling terminal.) debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline Software selection ------------------ You can choose to install one or more of the following predefined collections of software. 1. Manual package selection 24. Samba file server 2. Kubuntu live CD 25. Tomcat Java server 3. Lubuntu live CD 26. Ubuntu desktop 4. Ubuntu GNOME live CD 27. Ubuntu GNOME desktop 5. Ubuntu live CD 28. Ubuntu MATE cloudtop 6. Ubuntu MATE Live CD 29. Ubuntu MATE minimal installation 7. Ubuntu Studio live DVD 30. Ubuntu MATE desktop 8. Ubuntu Studio live CD 31. Ubuntu desktop USB 9. Xubuntu live CD 32. Audio recording and editing suite 10. Ubuntu Cloud Image (instance) 33. Ubuntu Studio desktop 11. DNS server 34. Ubuntu Studio minimal DE installation 12. Edubuntu desktop 35. Large selection of font packages 13. Kubuntu desktop 36. 2D/3D creation and editing suite 14. Kubuntu full 37. Photograph touchup and editing suite 15. LAMP server 38. Publishing applications 16. Lubuntu minimal installation 39. Video creation and editing suite [More] 17. Lubuntu Desktop 40. Virtual Machine host 18. Mail server 41. Xubuntu minimal installation 19. Mythbuntu master backend 42. Xubuntu desktop 20. Mythbuntu slave backend 43. OpenSSH server 21. Mythbuntu additional roles 44. Basic Ubuntu server 22. Mythbuntu frontend 45. none of the above 23. PostgreSQL database (Enter the items you want to select, separated by spaces.) Choose software to install: 30 xserver-xorg install debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog debconf: (Dialog frontend will not work on a dumb terminal, an emacs shell buffer, or without a controlling terminal.) debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline Installing packages ------------------- ..100% tasksel: apt-get failed (100) Notes: Task Ubuntu MATE minimal installation installs just fine. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: tasksel 3.34ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-87.110-generic 4.4.73 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-87-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: MATE Date: Fri Jul 28 21:30:55 2017 EcryptfsInUse: Yes PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: tasksel UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: tasksel (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1707268 Title: Cannot install Ubuntu MATE via tasksel To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tasksel/+bug/1707268/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs