[Bug 1015127] Re: installer crashed

[Brian Murray]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 346386 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386

>From the syslog:

Jun 19 14:38:45 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Exception during installation:
Jun 19 14:38:45 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Jun 19 14:38:45 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1735, in <module>
Jun 19 14:38:45 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Jun 19 14:38:45 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 55, in wrapper
Jun 19 14:38:45 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Jun 19 14:38:45 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 215, in run
Jun 19 14:38:45 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.remove_extras()
Jun 19 14:38:45 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1460, in remove_extras
Jun 19 14:38:45 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     cache = Cache()
Jun 19 14:38:45 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 102, in __init__
Jun 19 14:38:45 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.open(progress)
Jun 19 14:38:45 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 145, in open
Jun 19 14:38:45 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self._cache = apt_pkg.Cache(progress)
Jun 19 14:38:45 ubuntu plugininstall.py: SystemError: E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /target/var/lib/apt/lists/gb.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_main_binary-i386_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
Jun 19 14:38:45 ubuntu plugininstall.py: 

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 346386
   [MASTER] Update fails with invalid package files with "Encountered a section with no Package: header"

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Title:
  installer crashed

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Actually I think it was because I lost internet connection
  or it MIGHT have been (I got bored waiting) and decided to go BACK through the 'adverts'

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.10.16
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic-pae 3.2.14
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.315
  Date: Tue Jun 19 14:39:00 2012
  InstallCmdLine: bootkbd=us console-setup/layoutcode=en_US console-setup/variantcode=nodeadkeys locale=us_us  persistent noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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