[Bug 1893931] [NEW] failed to restore previous applications on empty partition

[Mikael Norlén]

Public bug reported:

I installed ubuntu 20.04 on a preformatted empty ext4 partition. At the
end the installer said it couldnt restore previously installed
applications (there aren't any on my empty partition!).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: ubiquity 20.04.15.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-42.46-generic 5.4.44
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-42-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.4
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CasperVersion: 1.445.1
Date: Wed Sep  2 13:34:49 2020
InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal ubiquity-20.04.15.2 ubuntu

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Title:
  failed to restore previous applications on empty partition

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I installed ubuntu 20.04 on a preformatted empty ext4 partition. At
  the end the installer said it couldnt restore previously installed
  applications (there aren't any on my empty partition!).

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: ubiquity 20.04.15.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-42.46-generic 5.4.44
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-42-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.4
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CasperVersion: 1.445.1
  Date: Wed Sep  2 13:34:49 2020
  InstallCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed maybe-ubiquity quiet splash ---
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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