Gaia OS clean install from USB device fails

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Solution ID	sk100566
Technical Level
Product	All
Version	R77.30 (EOL), R80.10 (EOL), R80.20, R80.30, R80.40, R81, R81.10
OS	Gaia
Platform / Model	All
Date Created	08-May-2014
Last Modified	06-Jul-2021

Symptoms

Gaia OS clean install from USB device fails - the messages indicate that installer has included the USB device as part of the installation partition, and attempts to format the drive (/dev/sda2).
Example of a possible error:

Cause

Gaia OS installer (Anaconda) includes the USB installation media as part of the installation target. There is no way to "un-select" the USB drive from the target drive list.

Solution

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