[Bug 1162005] Re: Ubuntu 12.10 installer crashed on fresh install

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot]

Exception during installation:
Mar 29 19:20:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Mar 29 19:20:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1732, in <module>
Mar 29 19:20:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Mar 29 19:20:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 81, in wrapper
Mar 29 19:20:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Mar 29 19:20:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 256, in run
Mar 29 19:20:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.remove_extras()
Mar 29 19:20:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1456, in remove_extras
Mar 29 19:20:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     cache = Cache()
Mar 29 19:20:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 102, in __init__
Mar 29 19:20:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self.open(progress)
Mar 29 19:20:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 145, in open
Mar 29 19:20:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py:     self._cache = apt_pkg.Cache(progress)
Mar 29 19:20:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py: SystemError: E:Malformed Description-md5 line; includes invalid character '0d826c987151f46e1e73b769288x2a59', E:Problem parsing dependency Depends, E:Error occurred while processing dacs (NewVersion2), E:Problem with MergeList /target/var/lib/apt/lists/nl.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_quantal_universe_binary-amd64_Packages, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
Mar 29 19:20:18 ubuntu plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: installer-crash

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

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Title:
  Ubuntu 12.10 installer crashed on fresh install

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This is a multiboot system. I used a USB stick and manual
  partitioning.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: ubiquity 2.12.16
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.328
  Date: Fri Mar 29 20:21:34 2013
  InstallCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper persistent initrd=/casper/initrd.lz splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
  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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