[Bug 1919092] [NEW] This is subsequent Linux install as MX Linux is on the Primary partition

[David Shreeve]

Public bug reported:

Installation failed when the install process was trying to install Grub
on a system that already had Grub because there is an existing MX Linux
installation on the primary partition.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: ubiquity 20.10.13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-25.26-generic 5.8.14
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-25-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckMismatches: ./pool/main/g/gcc-10/liblsan0_10.2.0-13ubuntu1_amd64.deb
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CasperVersion: 1.455
Date: Sun Mar 14 12:34:46 2021
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
RebootRequiredPkgs:
 linux-image-5.8.0-25-generic
 linux-base
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug groovy ubiquity-20.10.13 xubuntu

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Title:
  This is subsequent Linux install as MX Linux is on the Primary
  partition

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Installation failed when the install process was trying to install
  Grub on a system that already had Grub because there is an existing MX
  Linux installation on the primary partition.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
  Package: ubiquity 20.10.13
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-25.26-generic 5.8.14
  Uname: Linux 5.8.0-25-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckMismatches: ./pool/main/g/gcc-10/liblsan0_10.2.0-13ubuntu1_amd64.deb
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CasperVersion: 1.455
  Date: Sun Mar 14 12:34:46 2021
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
  RebootRequiredPkgs:
   linux-image-5.8.0-25-generic
   linux-base
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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