[Bug 1074355] Re: installer applet crashed near the end of the install process. I had selected to download updates while installing and I feel this is where the error occured.

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot]

Exception during installation:
Nov  2 13:19:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Nov  2 13:19:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/install_misc.py", line 935, in do_install
Nov  2 13:19:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     fetchprogress, installprogress):
Nov  2 13:19:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/install_misc.py", line 872, in commit_with_verify
Nov  2 13:19:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     res = cache.install_archives(pm, install_progress)
Nov  2 13:19:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 444, in install_archives
Nov  2 13:19:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     res = install_progress.run(pm)
Nov  2 13:19:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/ubiquity/ubiquity/install_misc.py", line 348, in run
Nov  2 13:19:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     child_pid = self.fork()
Nov  2 13:19:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/progress/base.py", line 211, in fork
Nov  2 13:19:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     return os.fork()
Nov  2 13:19:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py: OSError: [Errno 12] Cannot allocate memory
Nov  2 13:19:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: installer-crash

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

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Title:
  installer applet crashed near the end of the install process. I had
  selected to download updates while installing and I feel this is where
  the error occured.

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I'm not really sure about the details as I was not watching the
  machine. I came back to it with the error message waiting for me.

  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 x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.328
  Date: Fri Nov  2 09:29:21 2012
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
  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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