[Bug 1417251] Re: in vivid debian installer does not install packages which leads to missing dependencies

[Dave Kokandy]

This same error occurs in the Trusty 14.04.2 test of the alternate-i386
ISO.

I get a red failure screen with the error:

[!!] Select and install software

Installation step failed

An installation step failed. You can try to run the failing item again
from the menu, or skip it and choose something else. The failing step
is: Select and install software

Have attached screenshot of failure. Fails on tasksel

tasksel: aptitude failed (100)

and then

WARNING **: Menu item 'pkgsel' failed.

Trying to repeat the step fails. If this step is skipped, the system
installs without a visible GUI, but there is still a minimal system from
the console.

** Attachment added: "Console during failure"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-installer/+bug/1417251/+attachment/4312810/+files/Trusty2-Testing.png

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Title:
  in vivid debian installer does not install packages which leads to
  missing dependencies

Status in debian-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  To reproudce boot a Febuaray second alternate installer from zsync http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/lubuntu/daily/20150202/vivid-alternate-i386.iso.zsync
  and then in a kvm virtual machien try to isntall the packages. continue installling to the entire disk. IT proceedes until you intput the base system and then enter any http:// proxy information then turns red as a failed install and can procede no further. Since this is only in a busybox shell ubuntu-bug or apport is not avialable and results in command not found. 

  This is with kernel 3.18.0.-12-generic #13ubuntu SMP Thu Jan 29
  04:34:45 UTC 2015 i686 GNU/Linux

  
  I expected the installer to finish. Instead it stopped and did not install packages

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