[Bug 1074030] [NEW] installer 11.10 (&12.04) crashes: Apt Configuration Problem

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Public bug reported:

I'm trying to install Xubuntu/Ubuntu. I tried
- Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop 32 bits iso on bootable USB
- Ubuntu 12.04 Alternate 32 on bootable USB
- Xubuntu 12.04 Desktop on bootable USB
- Xubuntu 12.04 Alternate on bootable USB
- Xubuntu 11.10 Desktop op bootable USB

All of those installers crash: 
The Desktops crash when installing the system (usually around configuring apt/creating user)
(Error) messages: 
1.Apt Configuration Problem - An attempt to configure apt to install additional packages from the CD failed
2.Installation finished (Restart now/Continue testing)
3.We're sorry, the installer has crashed

Once the Desktop installer (Xubuntu 12.04) got much further than all the other times, but then I got the error message
"Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda
Executing 'grub-install /dev/sda failed. This is a fatal error"


Alternate installers:
error about not being able to find files on my CD-ROM.
My CD-ROM drive doesn't work properly, that's why I use USB.


I am installing on a new internal HDD. 
sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda     did not reveal any problems with the HDD

Every time I made 
1 root partition:   /   (10,000MB)
1 swap area (6,000MB)
1 /home (the rest, about 484,000MB)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: ubiquity 2.8.7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.287
Date: Thu Nov  1 16:22:23 2012
LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 oneiric ubiquity-2.8.7

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Title:
  installer 11.10 (&12.04) crashes: Apt Configuration Problem

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I'm trying to install Xubuntu/Ubuntu. I tried
  - Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop 32 bits iso on bootable USB
  - Ubuntu 12.04 Alternate 32 on bootable USB
  - Xubuntu 12.04 Desktop on bootable USB
  - Xubuntu 12.04 Alternate on bootable USB
  - Xubuntu 11.10 Desktop op bootable USB

  All of those installers crash: 
  The Desktops crash when installing the system (usually around configuring apt/creating user)
  (Error) messages: 
  1.Apt Configuration Problem - An attempt to configure apt to install additional packages from the CD failed
  2.Installation finished (Restart now/Continue testing)
  3.We're sorry, the installer has crashed

  Once the Desktop installer (Xubuntu 12.04) got much further than all the other times, but then I got the error message
  "Unable to install GRUB in /dev/sda
  Executing 'grub-install /dev/sda failed. This is a fatal error"

  
  Alternate installers:
  error about not being able to find files on my CD-ROM.
  My CD-ROM drive doesn't work properly, that's why I use USB.

  
  I am installing on a new internal HDD. 
  sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda     did not reveal any problems with the HDD

  Every time I made 
  1 root partition:   /   (10,000MB)
  1 swap area (6,000MB)
  1 /home (the rest, about 484,000MB)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.8.7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.287
  Date: Thu Nov  1 16:22:23 2012
  LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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