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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0005370Kali LinuxFeature Requestspublic2019-11-28 17:26
ReporterPsyb3rN4ut Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status closedResolutionsuspended 
Product Version2019.1 
Summary0005370: Kali (debian) installer has only grub package and no grub-efi so cant install to uefi devices
Description

At bootloader installation step in debian installer, there is no option to install to efi partition even though one was partitioned and formatted because the grub-efi package is non-existent.

Steps To Reproduce

Follow all installer steps as though installing to uefi device and grub-install will fail as "grub" package is used rather than "grub-efi".

Additional Information

Workarounds were tried like skipping the bootloader step, finishing installation and using live mode to apt install grub-efi and install manually then update /etc/fstab...which did not work. A full manual install was attempted "gentoo" style using the files on the live cd following the relevant parts of the gentoo handbook....which also didnt work.
IMHO the debian installer was obsolete AT LEAST 10 years ago as installing over wifi has never worked properly and it is just clunky. I would like to request the use of a more modern installer such as "calamares" in future releases, or better yet, a full gentoo-style handbook and manual installation option (tarballs for filesystem/package manager) for customizers.

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g0tmi1k

g0tmi1k

2019-11-28 17:26

administrator   ~0011426

Due to the age of the OS (Kali Moto [v1], Kali Safi [v2], Kali Rolling <= 2019.1), these legacy versions are no longer supported.
We will be closing this ticket due to inactivity.

Please could you see if you are able to replicate this issue with the latest version of Kali Linux - https://www.kali.org/downloads/)?

If you are still facing the same problem, feel free to re-open the ticket. If you choose to do this, could you provide more information to the issue you are facing, and also give information about your setup?
For more information, please read: https://kali.training/topic/filing-a-good-bug-report/

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2019-03-29 02:09 Psyb3rN4ut New Issue
2019-11-28 17:26 g0tmi1k Status new => closed
2019-11-28 17:26 g0tmi1k Resolution open => suspended
2019-11-28 17:26 g0tmi1k Note Added: 0011426