Skipping “Configuring apt” during system installation on Ubuntu Server












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I'm using packer to automate an installation of Ubuntu Server 16.04.1 LTS (Xenial Xerus).



During the installation, I noticed that the installer spends a lot of time hanging on this screen before eventually seeming to give up and move on:



Configuring apt. 81%. Retrieving file 1 of 18. <Cancel>.



It just hangs at "Retrieving file 1 of 18" for a few minutes and then moves to the next screen, without "file 2 of 18" or any progress beyond file 1 ever showing. I believe this is because I am doing an offline install with no internet access, and apt is waiting for some sort of timeout before moving on.



This doesn't cause the install to fail, but it does cause the installer to spend quite a bit of unnecessary time just sitting there, doing nothing. Is there a preseed option I can use to just skip this step entirely? That would certainly speed up my builds quite a bit.



I realize I can just hit cancel manually, but I'm doing an entirely automated install, so that isn't a viable option for production.



I've already tried the following options, and none of them seemed to have any effect on this screen:



d-i pkgsel/updatedb boolean false
d-i pkgsel/upgrade select none
d-i apt-setup/use_mirror boolean false









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    I'm using packer to automate an installation of Ubuntu Server 16.04.1 LTS (Xenial Xerus).



    During the installation, I noticed that the installer spends a lot of time hanging on this screen before eventually seeming to give up and move on:



    Configuring apt. 81%. Retrieving file 1 of 18. <Cancel>.



    It just hangs at "Retrieving file 1 of 18" for a few minutes and then moves to the next screen, without "file 2 of 18" or any progress beyond file 1 ever showing. I believe this is because I am doing an offline install with no internet access, and apt is waiting for some sort of timeout before moving on.



    This doesn't cause the install to fail, but it does cause the installer to spend quite a bit of unnecessary time just sitting there, doing nothing. Is there a preseed option I can use to just skip this step entirely? That would certainly speed up my builds quite a bit.



    I realize I can just hit cancel manually, but I'm doing an entirely automated install, so that isn't a viable option for production.



    I've already tried the following options, and none of them seemed to have any effect on this screen:



    d-i pkgsel/updatedb boolean false
    d-i pkgsel/upgrade select none
    d-i apt-setup/use_mirror boolean false









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      I'm using packer to automate an installation of Ubuntu Server 16.04.1 LTS (Xenial Xerus).



      During the installation, I noticed that the installer spends a lot of time hanging on this screen before eventually seeming to give up and move on:



      Configuring apt. 81%. Retrieving file 1 of 18. <Cancel>.



      It just hangs at "Retrieving file 1 of 18" for a few minutes and then moves to the next screen, without "file 2 of 18" or any progress beyond file 1 ever showing. I believe this is because I am doing an offline install with no internet access, and apt is waiting for some sort of timeout before moving on.



      This doesn't cause the install to fail, but it does cause the installer to spend quite a bit of unnecessary time just sitting there, doing nothing. Is there a preseed option I can use to just skip this step entirely? That would certainly speed up my builds quite a bit.



      I realize I can just hit cancel manually, but I'm doing an entirely automated install, so that isn't a viable option for production.



      I've already tried the following options, and none of them seemed to have any effect on this screen:



      d-i pkgsel/updatedb boolean false
      d-i pkgsel/upgrade select none
      d-i apt-setup/use_mirror boolean false









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      I'm using packer to automate an installation of Ubuntu Server 16.04.1 LTS (Xenial Xerus).



      During the installation, I noticed that the installer spends a lot of time hanging on this screen before eventually seeming to give up and move on:



      Configuring apt. 81%. Retrieving file 1 of 18. <Cancel>.



      It just hangs at "Retrieving file 1 of 18" for a few minutes and then moves to the next screen, without "file 2 of 18" or any progress beyond file 1 ever showing. I believe this is because I am doing an offline install with no internet access, and apt is waiting for some sort of timeout before moving on.



      This doesn't cause the install to fail, but it does cause the installer to spend quite a bit of unnecessary time just sitting there, doing nothing. Is there a preseed option I can use to just skip this step entirely? That would certainly speed up my builds quite a bit.



      I realize I can just hit cancel manually, but I'm doing an entirely automated install, so that isn't a viable option for production.



      I've already tried the following options, and none of them seemed to have any effect on this screen:



      d-i pkgsel/updatedb boolean false
      d-i pkgsel/upgrade select none
      d-i apt-setup/use_mirror boolean false






      server system-installation preseed






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          you can skip configuring apt by simply pressing ctrl+R+del then the following step will skip by connecting to the server of that step.No any bug found while trying this step.well,being a linux expert i suggest you to use this method or another method that is ctrl+F1+esc.thats all






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          • excellent rabin i have skipped that step without having any problem

            – rabin banset
            Apr 12 '17 at 9:54











          • From the question: "I realize I can just hit cancel manually, but I'm doing an entirely automated install, so that isn't a viable option for production."

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          you can skip configuring apt by simply pressing ctrl+R+del then the following step will skip by connecting to the server of that step.No any bug found while trying this step.well,being a linux expert i suggest you to use this method or another method that is ctrl+F1+esc.thats all






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          • excellent rabin i have skipped that step without having any problem

            – rabin banset
            Apr 12 '17 at 9:54











          • From the question: "I realize I can just hit cancel manually, but I'm doing an entirely automated install, so that isn't a viable option for production."

            – Ajedi32
            Apr 12 '17 at 13:03
















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          you can skip configuring apt by simply pressing ctrl+R+del then the following step will skip by connecting to the server of that step.No any bug found while trying this step.well,being a linux expert i suggest you to use this method or another method that is ctrl+F1+esc.thats all






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          • excellent rabin i have skipped that step without having any problem

            – rabin banset
            Apr 12 '17 at 9:54











          • From the question: "I realize I can just hit cancel manually, but I'm doing an entirely automated install, so that isn't a viable option for production."

            – Ajedi32
            Apr 12 '17 at 13:03














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          you can skip configuring apt by simply pressing ctrl+R+del then the following step will skip by connecting to the server of that step.No any bug found while trying this step.well,being a linux expert i suggest you to use this method or another method that is ctrl+F1+esc.thats all






          share|improve this answer













          you can skip configuring apt by simply pressing ctrl+R+del then the following step will skip by connecting to the server of that step.No any bug found while trying this step.well,being a linux expert i suggest you to use this method or another method that is ctrl+F1+esc.thats all







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          • excellent rabin i have skipped that step without having any problem

            – rabin banset
            Apr 12 '17 at 9:54











          • From the question: "I realize I can just hit cancel manually, but I'm doing an entirely automated install, so that isn't a viable option for production."

            – Ajedi32
            Apr 12 '17 at 13:03



















          • excellent rabin i have skipped that step without having any problem

            – rabin banset
            Apr 12 '17 at 9:54











          • From the question: "I realize I can just hit cancel manually, but I'm doing an entirely automated install, so that isn't a viable option for production."

            – Ajedi32
            Apr 12 '17 at 13:03

















          excellent rabin i have skipped that step without having any problem

          – rabin banset
          Apr 12 '17 at 9:54





          excellent rabin i have skipped that step without having any problem

          – rabin banset
          Apr 12 '17 at 9:54













          From the question: "I realize I can just hit cancel manually, but I'm doing an entirely automated install, so that isn't a viable option for production."

          – Ajedi32
          Apr 12 '17 at 13:03





          From the question: "I realize I can just hit cancel manually, but I'm doing an entirely automated install, so that isn't a viable option for production."

          – Ajedi32
          Apr 12 '17 at 13:03


















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