[Bug 1087038] Re: Ubuntu 12.10 Installer crashes

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot]

Exception during installation:
Dec  5 22:42:19 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Dec  5 22:42:19 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1732, in <module>
Dec  5 22:42:19 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Dec  5 22:42:19 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 81, in wrapper
Dec  5 22:42:19 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Dec  5 22:42:19 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 256, in run
Dec  5 22:42:19 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.remove_extras()
Dec  5 22:42:19 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1456, in remove_extras
Dec  5 22:42:19 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     cache = Cache()
Dec  5 22:42:19 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 102, in __init__
Dec  5 22:42:19 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.open(progress)
Dec  5 22:42:19 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 145, in open
Dec  5 22:42:19 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self._cache = apt_pkg.Cache(progress)
Dec  5 22:42:19 ubuntu plugininstall.py: SystemError: E:Unable to parse package file /target/var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_quantal_main_i18n_Translation-en (1), E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
Dec  5 22:42:19 ubuntu plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: installer-crash

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

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Title:
  Ubuntu 12.10 Installer crashes

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Installing the ubuntu-12.10-desktop-i386.iso that has been imaged on a
  USB thumbdrive.  The system had Ubuntu 11.10 running on it
  successfully, and was upgraded to 12.04 with the upgrade downloaded
  from the web through the Ubuntu desktop auto/updater.  This was
  running successfully, and tried to upgrade to 12.10.

  Have been having trying to get Ubuntu 12.10 on this system, and was
  advised to do the following prior to starting the upgrade.

  in a terminal window entered the following commands:

  sudo apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install ubiquity gparted
  sudo apt-get clean

  Ubuntu grinds away for awhile, and then reports the install crashed,
  and generated bug report.  I am filing this form from a browser that
  is running on the system that was running 12.04 and the installer
  crash occuring on the attempt to upgrade to 12.10.

  When I try to do an install of 12.10 or 12.04, both will run a text
  screen that says

  Starting CPU interrupt balancing daemon
  save kernel messages
  Starting Crash reporting daemon

  and the system hangs here

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.12.16
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.328
  Date: Wed Dec  5 14:45:27 2012
  InstallCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper persistent initrd=/casper/initrd.lz splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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