[Bug 1476390] Re: installer crash

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot]

Exception during installation:
Jul 20 20:12:32 ubuntu-gnome /plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Jul 20 20:12:32 ubuntu-gnome /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1770, in <module>
Jul 20 20:12:32 ubuntu-gnome /plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Jul 20 20:12:32 ubuntu-gnome /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 78, in wrapper
Jul 20 20:12:32 ubuntu-gnome /plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Jul 20 20:12:32 ubuntu-gnome /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 252, in run
Jul 20 20:12:32 ubuntu-gnome /plugininstall.py:     self.remove_extras()
Jul 20 20:12:32 ubuntu-gnome /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1455, in remove_extras
Jul 20 20:12:32 ubuntu-gnome /plugininstall.py:     cache = Cache()
Jul 20 20:12:32 ubuntu-gnome /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 107, in __init__
Jul 20 20:12:32 ubuntu-gnome /plugininstall.py:     self.open(progress)
Jul 20 20:12:32 ubuntu-gnome /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 151, in open
Jul 20 20:12:32 ubuntu-gnome /plugininstall.py:     self._cache = apt_pkg.Cache(progress)
Jul 20 20:12:32 ubuntu-gnome /plugininstall.py: SystemError: E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /target/var/lib/apt/lists/ca.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_trusty_main_i18n_Translation-en, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
Jul 20 20:12:32 ubuntu-gnome /plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: installer-crash

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

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Title:
  installer crash

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  during fresh install, well after user/password/partition setup, popup window informed of installer crash.
  Top bar missing icons also, calander screwed up too.
  No access to dash or files.
  Not able to screenshot.
  Disk checked for errors- passed.
  Will try install again.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.18.8.6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-30.40~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt3
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-30-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.340
  Date: Mon Jul 20 13:26:50 2015
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu-gnome.seed boot=casper only-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20150218.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_CA.UTF-8
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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