Bug 421804 - KDE Neon 5.18 fails
Summary: KDE Neon 5.18 fails
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: neon
Classification: KDE Neon
Component: Live/Install images (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR critical
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Neon Bugs
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Reported: 2020-05-20 04:06 UTC by Elmar
Modified: 2020-05-20 04:06 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description Elmar 2020-05-20 04:06:39 UTC
SUMMARY
I have attempted on at least 4 occasions in last 7 days to install.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Use iso downloaded last year, use "other"
2. Hangs on "attempting to restore previously installed packages"
3. Cancel
4. Repeat process
5. Download latest iso
6. repeat process

OBSERVED RESULT
The first time, I had to do a GRUB fix because I could not start up Linux Mint Cinnamon. 

EXPECTED RESULT
Should work flalessly

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 
KDE Frameworks Version: 
Qt Version: 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I have a 2TB HDD it is partitioned as follows 
sda1= 1GB; sda2=334GB; sda4=734GB; sda3=931GB (sd4=855GB, sda6=75GB)
The dividing up could have been better, and was done before I understood that there was a limit on physical partitions (4, I think)
sda3 was intended to be for seldom used online storage to protect the HDD. That purpose was kind of defeated when I created sda6 for Mint.
sda4is used for my working data.

The default option for Neon want so install into sda6, which makes no sense, since it is only 75GB.

My first attempt was to leave what is sda2 as unusable. (I can understand if Neon ignores that because it might be that I do not want to use it for whatever reason. At one point it had held Manjaro.

Then I created the partition and attempted again. This time again it chose sda6, ignoring the big sda2. So used the Other option and it hung as mentioned above.

That was when I downloaded the iso again. I was struck by the fact that version number reported was the same (after about a year). (it is disappointing that you do not say what the version no is in the ISO filename.)

(Why do I try KDE and Manjaro? because without any rational reason, it seems that QT is a better framework than whatever Ubuntu uses; but I far prefer the deb packaging method. Whilst I was a techie 30y ago, these days I simply don't have the time or inclination to be getting into the guts of the system anymore. I have to focus on projects and running small whatever business I am in. I do also prefer KOrganizer over Thunderbird, but rather stick as muc as possible with the LMC vanilla. Also prefer Dolphin over Nemo.) 

I thought that if I formatted sda2, that Neon would not try to restore "previously installed packages" - how would it know that? I even tried installing without being connected to the internet. No dice.

Another thing I noticed: Neon's wifi connection strength reports much lower % than Mint. Not sure why that would be. I have a Nokia router connected to fibre.

Not sure what more I can tell you.

This seems a duplicate of https://www.reddit.com/r/kdeneon/comments/gdkvrv/installer_crash/

I cannot spend anymore time on this now. So I will have to forget about Neon, but I wish you luck. I will answer any questions that I am able to as a semi-techie.