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I'm encountering an issue using the autoinstall feature on Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS. My goal is to deploy a system with a custom storage layout, but the autoinstall process fails during the storage configuration phase. I’m using the following YAML snippet for the configuration:

grub:
  reorder_uefi: false

storage:
  config:
    # Initialize disk and BIOS GRUB partition
    - grub_device: true
      id: disk-sda
      path: /dev/sda
      ptable: gpt
      type: disk
      wipe: superblock-recursive
    - device: disk-sda
      flag: bios_grub
      id: grub-part
      number: 1
      size: 1M
      type: partition

    # EFI System Partition
    - device: disk-sda
      id: efi-part
      number: 2
      size: 512M
      type: partition
    - fstype: fat32
      id: efi-fs
      type: format
      volume: efi-part
    - device: efi-fs
      id: efi-mount
      path: /boot/efi
      type: mount

    # 4 GB swap partition
    - device: disk-sda
      id: swap-part
      number: 3
      size: 4G
      type: partition
    - fstype: swap
      id: swap-fs
      type: format
      volume: swap-part
    - device: swap-fs
      id: swap-mount
      path: none
      type: mount

    # 100 GB root partition
    - device: disk-sda
      id: root-part
      number: 4
      size: 100G
      type: partition
    - fstype: ext4
      id: root-fs
      type: format
      volume: root-part
    - device: root-fs
      id: root-mount
      path: /
      type: mount

    # 50 GB home partition
    - device: disk-sda
      id: home-part
      number: 5
      size: 50G
      type: partition
    - fstype: ext4
      id: home-fs
      type: format
      volume: home-part
    - device: home-fs
      id: home-mount
      path: /home
      type: mount

I have verified that /dev/sda is correct for the target disk, and I specifically configured both a BIOS GRUB (with a bios_grub partition) and an EFI System partition. Despite that, the installer does not complete successfully and stops during the storage configuration step.

Any insights, tips, or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Edit: I've verified that the rest of my autoinstall file works perfectly by just using:

storage:
  layout:
    name: lvm

However, I want to specifically configure the storage to the above configuration.

I double-click on a .ttf file to open it in the default Font viewer. There’s an “Install” button at the top of the window:

When I click that button, it fades, and the text changes to “Installing” ... and nothing else happens.

It doesn’t matter how long I wait. The font will never install. I have to instead manually install it by moving it to /usr/share/fonts/truetype and fiddling with the file permissions.

A year ago, a wise man reported a bug on GitHub: 'Accented characters persisting with Ubuntu 24.04 (IBus 1.5.29-rc2)'. He described the issue very accurately and an IBus developer supposedly fixed it. Although I can't understand half of what these guys are saying, I'm certain I have the exact same problem with my new Ubuntu 24.04 installation and GNOME Text Editor.

Notably the workaround suggested in the said bug report, issuing command GTK_IM_MODULE=simple gnome-text-editor in terminal, is effective. However, one would at least expect to be able to properly access GNOME Text Editor through the GUI.

I have tried to upgrade IBus from 1.5.29-rc2 to the latest version, but... Ubuntu insists there is nothing to upgrade. I can't argue with my computer, can I? Perhaps launching Text Editor from GUI using this GTK_IM_MODULE=simple thing by default might be a practical solution, but I don't know how to do it (if it can be done at all). I have also considered downgrading to MS Windows.

I would very much appreciate any help. Please visit the GitHub link above; all technical specifications mentioned there apply.

Addendum. When launching Text Editor from terminal (using command gnome-text-editor) and attempting to type an accented character using dead-keys, the following IBus warning is shown:

[...] ibus_input_context_post_process_key_event: Type 'h' is not supported.

Also, let me clarify that this bug is not confined to GNOME Text Editor; it also occurs in Nautilus (Ubuntu's default file manager) when typing accented characters is needed (e.g. to name a file).

I am using Evince 46.3.1 on a 24.04.2 LTS machine with 10 - 20 pdfs open at the same time. If I shutdown/restart the computer with Evince still open, it does seem only to remember the last files it opened but not the last open document windows. If you read through a lot of papers, that is a huge difference. Expected/wanted behaviour: After restart, clicking the Evince icon results in opening all open windows from the last session. How can I configure that behaviour ?

Add: Just came across this post from 2020: How to make evince open last document on startup? Please don't tell me that this is the state of affairs in 2025.

Fresh install of Ubuntu 24.04 Desktop.

Choose the same keyboard, English US that I used with this same physical keyboard in Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop.

The physical Keyboard is a Hyper X Nordic Keyboard.

Almost none of the keys are giving me the correct output. For example, when I press the question mark key on the keyboard, I get a _ (underscore) on the screen.

The question is what keyboard definition should I be choosing for this keyboard in this OS

To clarify, this keyboard worked fine in Ubuntu 22.04 worked fine with the English US layout, why does it not in Ubuntu 24.04?