[Bug 1621367] Re: 4.4.0-36: keyboard dead at boot & full disk encryption prompt for password
I've recently installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS server on two different computers when I ran across this issue. (For legitimate reasons newer versions of Ubuntu was not an option). One one computer I was able to enter the password and on the other I was not able to enter the password. The difference is the keyboard and the problem follows the keyboard being used. When you use a Logitech USB keyboard you'll notice that the USB subsystem only recognizes the "Logitech USB Receiver" but does NOT register the mouse and keyboard. Hence the keyboard is non functional at the "Enter passphrase:" to unlock the encrypted partition. It's surprising because the keyboard will work at the Grub screen. But using a different brand keyboard it'll get registered as a recognized input device and viola you can enter the password. Once you enter the password then you can switch back to the Logitech keyboard because it'll eventually get picked up as a valid input device. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1621367 Title: 4.4.0-36: keyboard dead at boot & full disk encryption prompt for password To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1621367/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1754872] Re: apt install xubuntu-desktop does not resolve dependencies properly
My experience is that installing 'apt-get install xubuntu-desktop' doesn't produce the desired results as it pulls in recommends that will pull in the extra items listed above in #32 for the reasons explained in #25. I've had better success with 'apt-get install xubuntu-desktop^' which doesn't pull in the extra 110ish packages for the other desktops. Perhaps there could be better clarification on what the xubuntu-desktop TASK is doing compared to the xubuntu-desktop META-PACKAGE. Maybe there could be a maintained list of what goes into a xubuntu installation so people can make more informed decisions on what to install for the xubuntu desktop on a minimal server install or having multiple desktops installed (which poses other issues). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1754872 Title: apt install xubuntu-desktop does not resolve dependencies properly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1754872/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1754872] Re: apt install xubuntu-desktop does not resolve dependencies properly
Are these tasks up-to-date and maintained by Ubuntu? Who knows. I never even heard about tasks and tasksel until well after the abysmal experience of trying to install the xubuntu-desktop package. When I google "install xubuntu-desktop" this is what I see. 1 Answer 1. Install Xubuntu sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop. 2. Log out, log back in, selecting Xubuntu/Xfce as my interface. 3. Chill out for a few days. See that things still work. ... 4. Clean up. sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-desktop sudo apt-get autoremove # removes dependencies of ubuntu-desktop. Oct 30, 2011 system installation - How to I change from Ubuntu to Xubuntu ... https://askubuntu.com/questions/65861/how-to-i-change-from-ubuntu-to-xubuntu This is obviously WRONG for the reasons already stated in the above comments. Maybe using tasksel and choosing xubuntu-desktop is the better way of installing. But I would urge the Ubuntu / Debian developers to consider the idea that most people using this system won't know when to uses tasks versus a meta package or even trust the tasks to be correct. Even the documentation points to not bother with tasks or what they are for: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Tasksel This function is similar to that of meta-packages, and, in fact, most of the tasks available from tasksel are also available as meta-packages from the Ubuntu package managers (such as Synaptic Package Manager or KPackageKit). Because the package managers now have most of the tasks as meta- packages, tasksel is not installed by default on editions of Ubuntu (such as Desktop editions) that have package managers. (Tasksel is still installed by default on server editions). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1754872 Title: apt install xubuntu-desktop does not resolve dependencies properly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1754872/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
