[Bug 1489804] Re: Unable to install to VirtualBox on HP Z230 SFF

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot]

Exception during installation:
Aug 28 09:15:04 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Aug 28 09:15:04 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1770, in <module>
Aug 28 09:15:04 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     install.run()
Aug 28 09:15:04 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 78, in wrapper
Aug 28 09:15:04 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     func(self)
Aug 28 09:15:04 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 252, in run
Aug 28 09:15:04 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     self.remove_extras()
Aug 28 09:15:04 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1455, in remove_extras
Aug 28 09:15:04 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     cache = Cache()
Aug 28 09:15:04 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 107, in __init__
Aug 28 09:15:04 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     self.open(progress)
Aug 28 09:15:04 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 151, in open
Aug 28 09:15:04 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     self._cache = apt_pkg.Cache(progress)
Aug 28 09:15:04 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: SystemError: E:Encountered a section with no Package: header, E:Problem with MergeList /target/var/lib/apt/lists/eg.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_trusty_main_i18n_Translation-en, E:The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
Aug 28 09:15:04 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: 


** Tags added: installer-crash

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

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Title:
  Unable to install to VirtualBox on HP Z230 SFF

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Unable to install to VirtualBox running on Debian 8.0, HP Z230 SFF. I
  had the same problem on Windows 7.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ubiquity 2.18.8.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-25.26~14.04.1-generic 3.19.8-ckt2
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-25-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.340.2
  Date: Fri Aug 28 11:23:40 2015
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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