[Bug 1123084] Re: Ubuntu 12.04.1 crash in installer on VirtualBox

[mike worster]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 346386 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346386

None of the fixes seem to help. Is that duplicate issue for a fresh
install as well? I'd think once you change those files then go to
reinstall it's going to wip out those changes anyway.

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Title:
  Ubuntu 12.04.1 crash in installer on VirtualBox

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I was installing ubuntu 12.04.1 (32 bit version time time, but I had
  the same problem with the 64 bit version) on a virtual machine in
  Oracle's VirtualBox (version 4.2.6).

  My VM's specs:
  1024 MB RAM
  12 MB video memory
  32 GB Hard drive

  I downloaded the image from www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop the image
  name was ubuntu-12.04.1-desktop-i386.iso it was 695.29MB in size.

  I picked: install, selected to pick updates while installing. Did NOT
  pick to install third-party software.

  It was confirmed that yes, I have at least 4.4GB of drive space, yes I
  was connected to the internet, yes I was connected to a power source.

  I picked to Erase disk and install.

  I installed on /dev/sda which is a ext4 file system.

  I picked the new york time zone and English keyboard layout.

  Installer reports:

  "Installer crashed. We're sorry; the installer crashed. After you
  close this window we'll allow you to file a bug report using the
  integrated bug reporting tool."

  Last thing it says it's doing:

  "Removing extra packages..."

  Details:

  "Feb 12 13:42:59 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 102 in __init__
  Feb 12 13:42:59 ubuntu plugininstall.py:      self.open(progress)
  Feb 12 13:42:59 ubuntu plugininstall.py:  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 145, in open
  Feb 12 13:42:59 ubuntu plugininstall.py:      self._cache = apt_pkg.Cache(progress)
  Feb 12 13:42:59 ubuntu plugininstall.py:  SystemError: E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /target/var/lib/apt/lists/extras.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_precise_main_binary-i386_Psackages, E:The pack lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
  Feb 12 13:42:59 ubuntu plugininstall.py"

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.10.20
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic-pae 3.2.24
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic-pae i686
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.315
  Date: Tue Feb 12 08:49:37 2013
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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