[Bug 1579454] Re: Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 runs ubiquity without root so it fails

[Rakibul Hasan]

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Confirmed

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Title:
  Ubuntu GNOME 16.04 runs ubiquity without root so it fails

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  The crash occurs in both UEFI and legacy modes.
  New installation with pre-existing /home on a separate partition.
  Installing from the live session results in a crash during "copying files" step with this message in the log:

      ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: ''
          status = int(status)
      File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/debconf.py", line 83, in command
          lambda *args, **kw: self.command(command, *args, **kw))
      ....

  The slideshow graphics never appears. Removal of the ubiquity-
  slidewshow-ubuntu-gnome package lets the file copying to go through
  but the installer crashes during "installing the system" step.

  Log shows:

      ubiquity.install_misc.InstallStepError: Plugin language failed
  with code 4

  Hardware: ASUS UX301L ultrabook

  The very same installation media was successfully used on a desktop
  workstation

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.21.63
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.376
  Date: Sat May  7 22:21:45 2016
  JournalErrors:
   Error: command ['journalctl', '-b', '--priority=warning', '--lines=1000'] failed with exit code 1: Hint: You are currently not seeing messages from other users and the system.
         Users in the 'systemd-journal' group can see all messages. Pass -q to
         turn off this notice.
   No journal files were opened due to insufficient permissions.
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160421)
  ProcEnviron:
   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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