#1153850 debian-edu-ltsp-ipxe: ltsp.ipxe lacks some variables needed for setting up the D-I PXE boot menu items

#1153850#5
Date:
2026-11-12 18:42:58 UTC
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To:
Package: debian-edu-config
Severity: important
Version: 2.13.10

There is a regression in the massively reworked debian-edu-ltsp-ipxe /
debian-edu-pxeinstall scripts:

The variables used to set the params iPXE variable for the kernel
cmdline in the boot menu entry for Debian Installer menu items are
empty.

Solution: Move more code from debian-edu-pxeinstall over to
debian-edu-ltsp-ipxe, esp. the /etc/debian-edu/pxeinstall config parser.

Mike

#1153850#8
Date:
2026-11-12 18:53:19 UTC
From:
To:
Hello,

Bug #1153850 in debian-edu-config reported by you has been fixed in the
Git repository and is awaiting an upload. You can see the commit
message below and you can check the diff of the fix at:

https://salsa.debian.org/debian-edu/debian-edu-config/-/commit/0abf54e25556601b58f7d0857ca64e058b4990b6
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debian-edu-{pxeinstall,ltsp-ipxe}: Regression fix for Debian Installer menu items in iPXE boot menu

The kernel boot cmdline contained empty fields due to variables not
having been properly prepared by the debian-edu-ltsp-ipxe script,
leading to installation failures during iPXE based Debian Edu host
installation.

(Closes: #1153850).
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Greetings

https://bugs.debian.org/1153850

#1153850#15
Date:
2026-11-12 21:20:52 UTC
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To:
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
debian-edu-config, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 1153850@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Mike Gabriel <sunweaver@debian.org> (supplier of updated debian-edu-config package)

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Format: 1.8
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2026 21:55:28 +0100
Source: debian-edu-config
Architecture: source
Version: 2.13.11
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Edu Developers <debian-edu@lists.debian.org>
Changed-By: Mike Gabriel <sunweaver@debian.org>
Closes: 1153850
Changes:
 debian-edu-config (2.13.11) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * debian-edu-{pxeinstall,ltsp-ipxe}: Regression fix for Debian Installer menu
     items in iPXE boot menu.
     The kernel boot cmdline contained empty fields due to variables not
     having been properly prepared by the debian-edu-ltsp-ipxe script,
     leading to installation failures during iPXE based Debian Edu host
     installation. (Closes: #1153850).
   * etc/debian-edu/pxeinstall.conf: Minor comment fixes.
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