[Bug 1286224] Re: installation failed

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Exception during installation:
Feb 28 15:54:08 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Feb 28 15:54:08 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1780, in <module>
Feb 28 15:54:08 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Feb 28 15:54:08 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 78, in wrapper
Feb 28 15:54:08 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Feb 28 15:54:08 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 253, in run
Feb 28 15:54:08 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     self.remove_extras()
Feb 28 15:54:08 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1465, in remove_extras
Feb 28 15:54:08 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     cache = Cache()
Feb 28 15:54:08 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 105, in __init__
Feb 28 15:54:08 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     self.open(progress)
Feb 28 15:54:08 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 150, in open
Feb 28 15:54:08 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     self._cache = apt_pkg.Cache(progress)
Feb 28 15:54:08 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_saucy_main_i18n_Translation-en, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
Feb 28 15:54:08 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: installer-crash

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Title:
  installation failed

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Tried to re-install after the user interface base screen was changed
  to hide the icons and wouldn't appear and refused to come back

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.15.26
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
  Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1
  Date: Fri Feb 28 16:16:32 2014
  InstallCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  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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