[Bug 1952087] [NEW] Fresh installation of 21.10 from USB failed to install GRUB

[Jonners59]

Public bug reported:

After problems with an upgrade to 21.10 decided to do a fresh install of
21.10.  After the installation completed a warning that GRUB could not
be installed and request to file a bug report.  The same thing occurred
twice.  First time doing REPAIR option, second when trying delete and
reformat partition before installation

Separate HOME partition.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
Package: ubiquity 21.10.10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-19.19-generic 5.13.14
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-19-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu70
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CasperVersion: 1.465
Date: Wed Nov 24 10:55:57 2021
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Release amd64 (20211012)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
SourcePackage: grub-installer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug impish ubiquity-21.10.10 xubuntu

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Title:
  Fresh installation of 21.10 from USB failed to install GRUB

Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  After problems with an upgrade to 21.10 decided to do a fresh install
  of 21.10.  After the installation completed a warning that GRUB could
  not be installed and request to file a bug report.  The same thing
  occurred twice.  First time doing REPAIR option, second when trying
  delete and reformat partition before installation

  Separate HOME partition.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
  Package: ubiquity 21.10.10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-19.19-generic 5.13.14
  Uname: Linux 5.13.0-19-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu70
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CasperVersion: 1.465
  Date: Wed Nov 24 10:55:57 2021
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Release amd64 (20211012)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
  RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
  SourcePackage: grub-installer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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