[Bug 1056815] Re: 'Could not restore packages from the previous install' error message when installed from live usb

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Title:
  'Could not restore packages from the previous install' error message
  when installed from live usb

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The following occurred during an installation from live usb, with
  desktop 20120926. Observed in i386 as well as on amd64+mac

  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu ubiquity:     self._restore_sources_list(statefile, targetdir)
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu ubiquity:   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt_clone.py", line 387, in _restore_sources_list
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu ubiquity:     tar.extract(self.TARPREFIX+"etc/apt/sources.list", targetdir)
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu ubiquity:   File "/usr/lib/python3.2/tarfile.py", line 2168, in extract
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu ubiquity:     tarinfo = self.getmember(member)
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu ubiquity:   File "/usr/lib/python3.2/tarfile.py", line 1886, in getmember
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu ubiquity:     raise KeyError("filename %r not found" % name)
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu ubiquity: KeyError: "filename './etc/apt/sources.list' not found"
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity chroot /target umount /sys
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity chroot /target umount /proc
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity umount /target/dev
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity umount -f /target/proc
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity umount -f /target/sys
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity umount -f /target/dev
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity umount -f /target/run
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Could not restore packages from the previous install:
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 248, in run
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.apt_clone_restore()
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1494, in apt_clone_restore
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     preexec_fn=install_misc.debconf_disconnect)
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python3.2/subprocess.py", line 489, in check_call
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     raise CalledProcessError(retcode, cmd)
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu plugininstall.py: subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['apt-clone', 'restore-new-distro', '/target/ubiquity-apt-clone/apt-clone-state-ubuntu.tar.gz', 'quantal', '--destination', '/target']' returned non-zero exit status 1
  Sep 26 12:12:06 ubuntu plugininstall.py:

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.12.5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-15.23-generic 3.5.4
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-15-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.5.2-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.324
  Date: Wed Sep 26 13:17:03 2012
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta i386 (20120926)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   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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