Debian-Installer errata
Errata for Buster Alpha 4
This is a list of known problems in the Buster Alpha 4 release of the Debian Installer. If you do not see your problem listed here, please send us an installation report describing the problem.
- GNOME may fail to start with some virtual machine setups
- It was noticed during Stretch Alpha 4 image testing that
GNOME might fail to start depending on the setup used for virtual
machines. It seems using cirrus as an emulated video chip is fine.
Status: Being investigated. - Desktop installations may not work using CD#1 alone
- Due to space constraints on the first CD, not all of the
expected GNOME desktop packages fit on CD#1. For a successful
installation, use extra package sources (e.g. a second CD or a
network mirror) or use a DVD instead.
Status: It is unlikely more efforts can be made to fit more packages on CD#1. - Theme used in the installer
- There's no Buster artwork yet, and the installer is still
using the Stretch theme.
Status: The Call for Buster artwork proposals was published on 2018-06-15. - Buggy shortcuts in the nano editor
- The nano version used inside Debian Installer doesn't
advertise the same shortcuts as the regular nano package (on
installed systems). In particular the suggestion to
use C-s to
Save
seems to be a problem for people using the installer on a serial console (#915017).
Status: Being investigated. - Broken rendering for Gujarati
- It was only discovered too late for the D-I Buster Alpha 4
release that rendering for the Gujarati language was broken,
due to an issue with the needed fonts for this language
(#911705).
Status: Being investigated, hopefully fixed in the next release.
