[Bug 1357473] Re: ubiquity crashed while installing

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot]

Exception during installation:
Aug 15 17:06:15 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Aug 15 17:06:15 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1770, in <module>
Aug 15 17:06:15 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Aug 15 17:06:15 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 78, in wrapper
Aug 15 17:06:15 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Aug 15 17:06:15 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 252, in run
Aug 15 17:06:15 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     self.remove_extras()
Aug 15 17:06:15 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1455, in remove_extras
Aug 15 17:06:15 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     cache = Cache()
Aug 15 17:06:15 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 107, in __init__
Aug 15 17:06:15 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     self.open(progress)
Aug 15 17:06:15 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 151, in open
Aug 15 17:06:15 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     self._cache = apt_pkg.Cache(progress)
Aug 15 17:06:15 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_trusty_universe_i18n_Translation-en, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
Aug 15 17:06:15 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: installer-crash

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

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Title:
  ubiquity crashed while installing

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  proceeding with install of 14.04.1 LTS and after it scanned for other
  installations on the hard-drive the installer crashed when using
  ubiquity for some reason. Wasn't sure even with command line running
  what happened

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.18.8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.340
  Date: Fri Aug 15 18:06:23 2014
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper cdrom-detect/try-usb=true noprompt floppy.allowed_drive_mask=0 ignore_uuid initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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