Related Application and/or Package Version (run apt policy $PACKAGE NAME):
elementary OS installer.
Issue/Bug Description:
Related to the linked issue and PR this is a request to make bootloader installation optional for use cases where people are dual/multi booting different OS and do not want a distinst based installation overwrite their preferred bootloader setup.
Steps to reproduce (if you know):
Currently running the elementary OS (v8 early access) installer with UI allows to skip bootloader installation but distinst reports error (paraphrasing) "EFI bootloader not specified".
Expected behavior:
Installation should success without bootloader if the user so chooses.
Distribution (run
cat /etc/os-release):See issue https://github.com/elementary/installer/issues/662 and PR https://github.com/elementary/installer/pull/675
Related Application and/or Package Version (run
apt policy $PACKAGE NAME):elementary OS installer.
Issue/Bug Description:
Related to the linked issue and PR this is a request to make bootloader installation optional for use cases where people are dual/multi booting different OS and do not want a distinst based installation overwrite their preferred bootloader setup.
Steps to reproduce (if you know):
Currently running the elementary OS (v8 early access) installer with UI allows to skip bootloader installation but distinst reports error (paraphrasing) "EFI bootloader not specified".
Expected behavior:
Installation should success without bootloader if the user so chooses.
Other Notes: NA