12.10 install problem

[Gabor Toth]

Hi,

I thought I write here as I can not exactly file a bug on the case.

I have done recently two fresh installs of Ubuntu 12.10 - one one a
laptop (ACER Aspire) and another one on a Desktop computer.

In both cases I run into the following: the install itself was going
smooth without any problems.  (Minor cosmetic problem of not displaying
the message when restarting after install to take out the CD and close
the CD rack.)
However after restarting after install problems arose.  The update
manager came up saying that he has 234 or so updates to install. 
Naturally I gave a go ahead and punched in the pw as asked for.  When
hitting Enter on the pw the update manager disappears.  Nowhere to
scene.  However when I try to run any other package program it says that
the library is locked.  Seems like the update manager silently crashed
without any notice.  I have then restarted system (didn't want to fiddle
around unlocking the directory and so on - might be a mistake though)
and when comes up from restart, the package database is broken in need
of repair.  In the case of the laptop that was easy and run package
manager to fix that.  Right after however while installing language
packs that first quit while in mid installing language packs and when
restarted hung.  After a later restart worked fine and managed to
install the desired packs.

In the case of the Desktop computer something more sinister happened:
the USB mouse became unresponsive, and also the compiz crashed a couple
of times.  I could not make the mouse working (tried with other USB mice
too and no joy either) so I have re-installed system again, overwriting
the previous install.  Went smooth and in this case didn't use the
update manager to update packages but went for apt-get update and
upgrade and all went smooth.  The systems is up and running like a charm.

I wonder if there is an issue with install/update manager since it was
two cases on totally different architecture.  Both x64 systems.  Both
installed from DVD, same DVD, that have worked on other laptop without
problem.  Seems the issue is not always there but 2 times out of 3
recent installs I have done.

Anyone any idea?  Can not reproduce the case right now since I am not
about to install anything.  I can try later on when I get another
computer to install (expecting some within the week.)

Best,

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