From c2a4db2c7f1eec2d00037e3f8f3fc876159321d8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "CanbiZ (MickLesk)" <47820557+MickLesk@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:41:53 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] unifi-os-server: require Debian 13 (#18096)

Every failed install this week ran on Debian 12, where the installer
rejects the Podman that ships there. The default is 13; an override now
fails before the 785 MB download.
---
 install/unifi-os-server-install.sh | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/install/unifi-os-server-install.sh b/install/unifi-os-server-install.sh
index 842b03cd4..1485486f8 100644
--- a/install/unifi-os-server-install.sh
+++ b/install/unifi-os-server-install.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ setting_up_container
 network_check
 update_os
 
+if is_debian && [[ "$(get_os_version_major)" -lt 13 ]]; then
+  msg_error "UniFi OS Server needs Debian 13: its installer requires a newer Podman than Debian 12 ships."
+  exit 238
+fi
+
 if [[ "${CTTYPE:-1}" != "0" ]]; then
   msg_error "UniFi OS Server requires a privileged LXC container."
   msg_error "Recreate the container with unprivileged=0."