Cannot find netboot mini iso for Ubuntu Groovy 20.10

Cannot find netboot mini iso for Ubuntu Groovy 20.10

For the i386 architecture, you can download it here http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/groovy/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/mini.iso

When I click on this link this installation option is displayed http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/groovy/main/installer-amd64/current/legacy-images/

Netbooting the server installer on amd64

Netbooting the live server installer This is now the only option for netinstall Ubuntu Groovy 20.10 amd64?

There is no mini.iso for Ubuntu 20.10. Not the same, but you can install minimal system using debootstrap. To show this method, I will use Ubuntu 20.10 live iso booted from usb. In terminal:

sudo su -
# Install debootstrap
apt update
apt install debootstrap

# Partitioning
fdisk -l
mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdaX

mount /dev/sdaX /mnt
# Install base packages
debootstrap groovy /mnt

mount /dev /mnt/dev --bind
mount /proc /mnt/proc --bind
mount /sys /mnt/sys --bind
# Go inside new system
chroot /mnt

# Install the Linux kernel and text editor
apt update
apt install linux-image-generic nano

# Check UUID and paste it into /etc/fstab
blkid | grep sdX > /etc/fstab
# Edit fstab so it looks like this:
# UUID=<your uuid> / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
nano /etc/fstab

# Install boot-loader (Legacy BIOS)
# On UEFI, change the target to i386-efi
grub-install --target i386-pc /dev/sdX
# Optionally, edit grub settings in /etc/default/grub
update-grub

# Add user
adduser <name>
usermod -aG sudo <name>
passwd <name>

# Set time and language
dpkg-reconfigure locales
dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration

# Set hostname
nano /etc/hostname

Fix NetworkManager if you install this way: Ethernet device not managed

The Canonical decided to stop providing this image. See these topics on Ubuntu Community and LaunchPad:

• Netbooting the live server installer

• Installing Groovy via PXE boot

• Poll about possible netboot mini.iso revival in future Ubuntu releases

• https://pad.lv/1884538

As the workaround use 20.04 LTS netboot mini iso from

http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/focal/main/installer-amd64/current/legacy-images/netboot/

and then upgrade it to groovy by do-release-upgrade after installation.

Thank you so much for your response!

Read the newsletter Bug 1884538 Re: Removing debian-installer from groovy

Downloaded and installed focal mini.iso

sudo sed -i s/Prompt=lts/Prompt=normal/g /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades
do-release-upgrade -d
uname -a
Linux 5.8.0-25-generic #26-Ubuntu SMP Thu Oct 15 10:30:38 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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