Trying to create Ubuntu Installation Media

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#1

Problem: Having issues trying to point to an Ubuntu image on a mirror for Installation Media. I’m not entirely sure how to set the URL.

Expected outcome: Be able to use the Ubuntu Installation Media during provisioning.

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#2

I am currently using the following url as an installation media: https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64. Upon trying to provision a machine with this url, it looks like it tried to go to archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64//dists/xenial/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/ubuntu-installer/amd64.

I am currently using Foreman version: foreman-1.15.6.48-1
Proxy: foreman-proxy-1.15.6.7-1
Katello: katello-3.4.5-19

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

#3

Use http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ as Installation Media URL. Everything else like Architecture / Relaese will be set later on via Operating System or by the Provisioning Template.

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#4

Just wanted to update this for anyone looking for help. Due to a recent bug that will not be resovled (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/+bug/1816846), you have to set the Release to xenial-updates to use the bug-free version of the netboot installer.