[Bug 2097769] Re: Installation of ubuntu-desktop-minimal breaks DNS

[Manuel Hiller]

But I think I figured out what the problem is:

In comparison to Ubuntu 22.04 I found under /lib/netplan/00-network-
manager-all.yaml on Ubuntu 24.04 a config file, where NetworkManager as
the renderer is declared. However this file did not exist on Ubuntu
22.04, therefor it is mandatory to declare the renderer in your netplan
config. If you do not do this, the renderer is set to NetworkManager
automatically.

See also:
https://ubuntu.com/blog/ubuntu-bionic-netplan
https://people.ubuntu.com/~slyon/netplan-docs/examples/

This solved my problem during the ubuntu-desktop-minimal installation on
Ubuntu 24.04, but I am using systemd-networkd as the backend network
manager and not NetworkManager. But maybe this file also exist on your
system with a other renderer declared. Hope this helps you!

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Title:
  Installation of ubuntu-desktop-minimal breaks DNS

Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  After performing an autoinstall with Ubuntu Server ISO and rebooting,
  trying to automate the installation of ubuntu-desktop-minimal causes
  DNS settings to be lost.

  For our specific use-case, we are installing ubuntu server (fully automated), then using Puppet to install desktop packages. This was working without any manual interaction previously on both Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04
  For the last week or so, deployments of 24.04 (22.04 is still fine) are getting stuck after installing ubuntu-desktop-minimal. The DNS server settings are lost, but IP connectivity remains.

  
  Step-by-step
  1) Install Ubuntu Server with default network configuration using autoinstall.
  2) Reboot and install network-manager (note that everything is still working normally)
  3) Install ubuntu-desktop-minimal

  DNS settings are now lost on the primary interface, yet IP
  connectivity remains. networkd is still managing the interface, but
  "netplan get" reports that NetworkManager is the current renderer.

  ```
  network:
    version: 2
    renderer: NetworkManager
    ethernets:
      enp1s0:
        critical: true
        nameservers:
          addresses:
          - 172.16.1.100
          - 172.18.1.100
        dhcp-identifier: "mac"
        dhcp4: true
  ```

  
  We can workaround the problem forcing an extra reboot after installing ubuntu-desktop-minimal. But previously this workflow was fine without rebooting until the very end of the config.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
  Package: systemd 255.4-1ubuntu8.5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-52.53-generic 6.8.12
  Uname: Linux 6.8.0-52-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CloudArchitecture: x86_64
  CloudID: none
  CloudName: none
  CloudPlatform: none
  CloudSubPlatform: config
  Date: Mon Feb 10 10:47:43 2025
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2025-02-10 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 24.04.1 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20240827)
  Lsusb: Error: command ['lsusb'] failed with exit code 1:
  Lsusb-t:
   
  Lsusb-v: Error: command ['lsusb', '-v'] failed with exit code 1:
  MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware7,1
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   TERM=xterm-256color
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.8.0-52-generic root=/dev/mapper/vg00-root ro
  RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
  SourcePackage: systemd
  SystemdFailedUnits:
   Error: command ['systemctl', 'status', '--full', '●'] failed with exit code 4: Invalid unit name "●" escaped as "\xe2\x97\x8f" (maybe you should use systemd-escape?).
   Unit \xe2\x97\x8f.service could not be found.
   ------
   Error: command ['systemctl', 'status', '--full', '●'] failed with exit code 4: Invalid unit name "●" escaped as "\xe2\x97\x8f" (maybe you should use systemd-escape?).
   Unit \xe2\x97\x8f.service could not be found.
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 06/25/2021
  dmi.bios.vendor: VMware, Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: VMW71.00V.18227214.B64.2106252220
  dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform
  dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
  dmi.board.version: None
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
  dmi.chassis.type: 1
  dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnVMware,Inc.:bvrVMW71.00V.18227214.B64.2106252220:bd06/25/2021:svnVMware,Inc.:pnVMware7,1:pvrNone:rvnIntelCorporation:rn440BXDesktopReferencePlatform:rvrNone:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A:sku:
  dmi.product.name: VMware7,1
  dmi.product.version: None
  dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc.

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