[Bug 1094232] Re: installation ubuntu 12.10 (but also 12.04 is same) crashes at end of procedure

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot]

Exception during installation:
Dec 28 10:35:28 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Dec 28 10:35:28 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1732, in <module>
Dec 28 10:35:28 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Dec 28 10:35:28 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 81, in wrapper
Dec 28 10:35:28 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Dec 28 10:35:28 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 256, in run
Dec 28 10:35:28 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.remove_extras()
Dec 28 10:35:28 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1456, in remove_extras
Dec 28 10:35:28 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     cache = Cache()
Dec 28 10:35:28 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 102, in __init__
Dec 28 10:35:28 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.open(progress)
Dec 28 10:35:28 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 145, in open
Dec 28 10:35:28 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self._cache = apt_pkg.Cache(progress)
Dec 28 10:35:28 ubuntu plugininstall.py: SystemError: E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /target/var/lib/apt/lists/nl.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_quantal_universe_i18n_Translation-en, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
Dec 28 10:35:28 ubuntu plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: installer-crash

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

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Title:
  installation ubuntu 12.10 (but also 12.04 is same) crashes at end of
  procedure

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I try to install Ubuntu on a former XP PC with s/w from the ubuntu website.
  I have tried 12.04 and 12.10, but both installation procedures crash at the very end after copying all files, installing all s/w and checking hardware.

  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: Fri Dec 28 11:36:03 2012
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet 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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