Public bug reported: Ubuntu 21.04 - 16/4 daily build - Ubiquity 21.04.15
Even on computers with old BIOS an ESR (EFI) partition will be automatically created when installing Ubuntu using one of the automatic options like "Erase disk and install Ubuntu", "Install Ubuntu alongside other system", etc.. This should not happens. No ESR partition should be created. In this case: - 2 partition where already existing: - /dev/sda1 Ext4 with Ubuntu 21.04 already installed - /dev/sda2 Ext4 empty I've set just 2 existing primary partition because if the installer doesn't find a primary partition for ESR, installation will fail.... and that's another bug, see bug #1924823 In this case installation will succeed, but just think about all the system on old BIOS that are already using 3 primary partitions and there's no extra primary partition for ESR.. in that case installation fails. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04 Package: ubiquity 21.04.15 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-14.15-generic 5.11.12 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-14-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CasperVersion: 1.461 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sat Apr 17 16:04:41 2021 InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash --- LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Beta amd64 (20210416) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=it_IT.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash RebootRequiredPkgs: linux-image-5.11.0-14-generic linux-base SourcePackage: ubiquity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug hirsute ubiquity-21.04.15 ubuntu ** Summary changed: - Ubiquity create useless ESR (EFI) partition on Bios system + Ubiquity creates useless ESR (EFI) partition on Bios system -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1924856 Title: Ubiquity creates useless ESR (EFI) partition on Bios system To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1924856/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs