Install Kubuntu 21.10 from DVD

[vanadiumboy]

Are you guys able to install Kubuntu 21.10 from DVD?
I tried on 2 different PCs.
On one of them, I get a black screen with the mouse after about 5 min of reading the DVD.


On the other PC, I once had a black screen and no mouse and the other time, it showed a bunch of text with the final line
[FAILED] Failed to start Ubuntu live CD installer.lelocally.




This seems similar to the problem with Kubuntu 21.04
https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php/78091-Kubuntu-21-04-fails-to-install/page3

[Snowhog]

I think that many experienced users here are going to tell you to avoid trying to do a Kubuntu install from a DVD. Use a USB thumb drive instead.

[Fred47]

It shouldn't make a difference USB or DVD. Maybe the ISO is bad, try downloading again and make sure checksum is good.

[vanadiumboy]

I’m pretty sure there is a problem with the installer. It was my experience, and other people’s experience with 21.04.
So, it is probably the same bug that has persisted into the newer release.
I don’t see why the bug should not be fixed.

[graemev]

Well I made a DVD of Kubuntu 2.10 on 23.Oct.2021. I opted for the "normal" install, got a blank screen. Retried with "Safe Graphics" version, also a blank screen.


Hit ALT-F2, got a getty prompt, logged in using "kubuntu/<null>" got a normal shell full screen.

typed startx

Got a GUI, chose the install kubuntu option from menus......lots of wurring ...finally logged me off.


Logged back. Install looked to have completed, selected "reboot now"

System went most of the way through shutdown, but the hung at poweroff

Hit the big red switch




System cam up just fine, don't think it even had to do an fsck(8)

[jglen490]

Maybe a DVD install should "just work", most of the time it just doesn't.

A USB based installer does install. There very few cases where it doesn't. Can I explain it? No. I would strongly recommend going with positive experience. Save time and aggravation.