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I am using Cobbler to PXE boot Ubuntu 18.04 Server edition. However, it seems impossible to PXE boot Ubuntu Desktop image. What does make this difference? Is it possible to make Ubuntu 18.04 Desktop edition work over PXE boot?

sherlock
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I can confirm that it is possible to PXE-boot 18.04 Desktop using the following setup:

  • tftpd-hpa
  • nfs-kernel-server
  • lighttpd
  • ipxe

Below are the iPXE instructions I used to PXE-boot:

#!ipxe

set server_ip <PXE server IP>

:start
menu Please choose an operating system to install
item --gap Ubuntu Live
item 16.04 Ubuntu 16.04LTS Live Boot
item 18.04 Ubuntu 18.04LTS Live Boot
...
:18.04
kernel installroot/Ubuntu/18.04/amd64/vmlinuz boot=casper netboot=nfs nfsroot=${server_ip}:/srv/pxe/installroot/Ubuntu/18.04/amd64 initrd=initrd.gz toram
initrd installroot/Ubuntu/18.04/amd64/initrd.gz
boot || goto failed

The problem you are having may be more specific to Cobbler. Please either clarify your question or post the error you are experiencing.

Gargravarr
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