[Bug 1408495] [NEW] Ubiquity crashes prior to keyboard configuration in 15.04

[Martin Wimpress]

Public bug reported:

As best as I can tell, if anything other than a US keyboard layout is
selected from the boot menu, ubi-console-setup will crash prior to the
keyboard configuration. The dialogue displayed says:

    ubi-console-setup failed with exit code 2. Firther information maybe
found in /var/log/syslog.

There are the relevant lins from /var/log/syslog:

Jan  7 23:30:39 ubuntu ubiquity: /var/lib/dpkg/info/keyboard-configuration.config: 34160: .: Can't open /etc/default/keyboard
Jan  7 23:30:39 ubuntu ubiquity[2323]: log-output -t ubiquity setxkbmap -layout gb -option 
Jan  7 23:30:39 ubuntu ubiquity[2323]: debconffilter_done: ubi-console-setup (current: ubi-console-setup)
Jan  7 23:30:39 ubuntu ubiquity[2323]: dbfilter_handle_status: ('ubi-console-setup', 2)

The dialogue has 3 buttons, Quit, Continue Anyway and Try Again. If you
choose Try Again it is possible to complete the install. If you choose
Continue Anyway the installer will progress and eventually crash
completely as which point apport was able to havest the attached logs.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: ubiquity 2.21.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.18.0-8.9-generic 3.18.1
Uname: Linux 3.18.0-8-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.15.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.347
Date: Wed Jan  7 23:36:41 2015
InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=gb
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Alpha amd64 (20150107)
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)

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug ubiquity-2.21.2 ubuntu vivid

** Description changed:

  As best as I can tell, if anything other than a US keyboard layout is
  selected from the boot menu, ubi-console-setup will crash prior to the
  keyboard configuration. The dialogue displayed says:
  
-     ubi-console-setup failed with exit code 2. Firther information maybe
+     ubi-console-setup failed with exit code 2. Firther information maybe
  found in /var/log/syslog.
+ 
+ There are the relevant lins from /var/log/syslog:
+ 
+ Jan  7 23:30:39 ubuntu ubiquity: /var/lib/dpkg/info/keyboard-configuration.config: 34160: .: Can't open /etc/default/keyboard
+ Jan  7 23:30:39 ubuntu ubiquity[2323]: log-output -t ubiquity setxkbmap -layout gb -option 
+ Jan  7 23:30:39 ubuntu ubiquity[2323]: debconffilter_done: ubi-console-setup (current: ubi-console-setup)
+ Jan  7 23:30:39 ubuntu ubiquity[2323]: dbfilter_handle_status: ('ubi-console-setup', 2)
  
  The dialogue has 3 buttons, Quit, Continue Anyway and Try Again. If you
  choose Try Again it is possible to complete the install. If you choose
  Continue Anyway the installer will progress and eventually crash
  completely as which point apport was able to havest the attached logs.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.21.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.18.0-8.9-generic 3.18.1
  Uname: Linux 3.18.0-8-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.15.1-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.347
  Date: Wed Jan  7 23:36:41 2015
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=gb
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Alpha amd64 (20150107)
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANGUAGE=en_GB.UTF-8
-  TERM=linux
-  PATH=(custom, no user)
-  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
-  LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
+  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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Title:
  Ubiquity crashes prior to keyboard configuration in 15.04

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  As best as I can tell, if anything other than a US keyboard layout is
  selected from the boot menu, ubi-console-setup will crash prior to the
  keyboard configuration. The dialogue displayed says:

      ubi-console-setup failed with exit code 2. Firther information
  maybe found in /var/log/syslog.

  There are the relevant lins from /var/log/syslog:

  Jan  7 23:30:39 ubuntu ubiquity: /var/lib/dpkg/info/keyboard-configuration.config: 34160: .: Can't open /etc/default/keyboard
  Jan  7 23:30:39 ubuntu ubiquity[2323]: log-output -t ubiquity setxkbmap -layout gb -option 
  Jan  7 23:30:39 ubuntu ubiquity[2323]: debconffilter_done: ubi-console-setup (current: ubi-console-setup)
  Jan  7 23:30:39 ubuntu ubiquity[2323]: dbfilter_handle_status: ('ubi-console-setup', 2)

  The dialogue has 3 buttons, Quit, Continue Anyway and Try Again. If
  you choose Try Again it is possible to complete the install. If you
  choose Continue Anyway the installer will progress and eventually
  crash completely as which point apport was able to havest the attached
  logs.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.21.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.18.0-8.9-generic 3.18.1
  Uname: Linux 3.18.0-8-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.15.1-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.347
  Date: Wed Jan  7 23:36:41 2015
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- keyboard-configuration/layoutcode=gb
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Alpha amd64 (20150107)
  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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