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Calamares is an distribution-independent installer framework with an advanced partitioning feature, and support for both manual and automated partitioning operations, used by Lubuntu as well as 25 other distros.

Calamares is a distro-agnostic highly customizable framework for Linux installation, used by Lubuntu as well as 25 other distros. It includes an advanced partitioning feature, with support for both manual and automated partitioning operations. It is the first installer with an automated “Replace Partition” option, which makes it easy to reuse a partition over and over for distribution testing.

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Lubuntu 24.04 install stuck at `Performing contextual processes' job` on Chromebook

I am trying to install Lubuntu 24.04 on an old Chromebook. I selected a full install, plus Krita. Fast Internet connection. I have not noticed "media checks" during the process, I might have missed them. Problem: It is stuck on Performing contextual…
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upgrade lubuntu without erasing disk

(see solution at the end of this post) I have my hard drive partitioned in 2: one for OS (lubuntu 18.10) and the other for my data. I want to do a 'fresh upgrade' to version 19.04. So I created a bootable USB with…
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Use Calamares to install Ubuntu?

How to use Calamares to install Ubuntu? I am using Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS. I uninstalled Ubiquity and installed Calamares: sudo apt autoremove --purge ubiquity sudo apt install calamares When I attempted to run calamares from the command line, I got…
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Installed 24.04 with LUKS. Can ubuntu-lv be reduced, create new lvs and EASILY move contents of /home, /usr into lvs and not break paths?

I had to replace a failed motherboard and was then motivated to install ‘anyflavor’ 24.04 LTS. I read many posts from Debian tree users expressing their opinions about the Calamares installer and the partition options available when selecting LVM…
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Ubuntu flavors in encrypted partition with LVM?

Unfortunately, both installers used for Desktop Ubuntu flavors, i.e. subiquity and calamares, are currently able to properly install Ubuntu/Lubuntu/... into an encrypted partition with an LVM inside to allow multiple partitions (e.g. if other file…
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Lubuntu 24 04 installation on pc with ssd and hard disk : no dual-boot menu

I bought a second hand hp pc with about 60 Go on SSD storage and 1 To hard disk. It has windows on the SSD, so I thought I would put Lubuntu on the hard disk. I got the latest long term support Lubuntu (mangled mantra or whatever - edit : Noble…
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Calamares does not detect the NVMe

I have problems with the installation of the new Kubuntu 24.04. I tried to install from scratch Kubuntu 24.04 since I have the previous one installed on my HP laptop on a 512 GB NVMe, but Calamares does not detect the NVMe and I cannot start the…
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How to add Calamares installer to ISO?

I want to build my own Ubuntu operating system. I have a customized ISO, and I don't know how to install the Calamares installer on it so that it works after burning to DVD and installing it on other hardware. How can I add Calamares to my…
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How do I add an EFI partition to a fresh PC?

I built a PC and was wondering, how in the world do I make an EFI partition? Manual Partitioning is the only option shown. (I'm using Lubuntu 20.04.)
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Changing pkgselect configuration in calamares installer

I am the one who reorganized Lubuntu with Cubic for use at my university. My problem is that in version 24.04 I don't know where is the configuration file for the pkgselect and pkgselect snap modules in the calamares installer, where the text that…
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