[Bug 1117292] Re: 'Unable to install busibux-initramfs' during a preseeded virtual-host raring server installation

[Luca Giovenzana]

Actually I understood what was wrong in my installation!!!
Basically I was reusing the same usb stick I used for a previous Ubuntu installation and the "Startup Disk Creator" application didn't cleared out the usb stick.. so files of two Ubuntu version (14.04 Desktop and Server) were coexisting causing this problem.

Chris' workaround actually worked but in the end I had a server
installation with gnome, cups, xorg and other desktop packages.. :(
installation was compromised.

SOLUTION:
I used dd instead of "Startup Disk Creator" (never trust GUI tools :P)
dd if=image.iso of=/dev/xxx bs=4M

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Title:
  'Unable to install busibux-initramfs' during a preseeded virtual-host
  raring server installation

Status in debian-installer package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Raring virtual-host server preseeded installation failed with the
  following error with 20130206 i386 image.

  Feb  6 09:23:05 base-installer: apt-install or in-target is already running, so you cannot run either of
  Feb  6 09:23:05 base-installer: them again until the other instance finishes. You may be able to use
  Feb  6 09:23:05 base-installer: 'chroot /target ...' instead.
  Feb  6 09:23:05 in-target: Unexpected error; command not executed: 'sh -c debconf-apt-progress --no-progress --logstderr -- 	apt-get -q -y --no-remove install busybox-initramfs'
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: --> SUBST base-installer/kernel/failed-package-install PACKAGE busybox-initramfs
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: Adding [PACKAGE] -> [busybox-initramfs]
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: <-- 0
  Feb  6 09:23:05 base-installer: error: exiting on error base-installer/kernel/failed-package-install
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: --> PROGRESS stop
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: <-- 0 OK
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: --> INPUT critical base-installer/kernel/failed-package-install
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: <-- 0 question will be asked
  Feb  6 09:23:05 debconf: --> GO

  This appears to be an intermittent issue because a manual installation
  and a consecutive preseeded installation succeeded.

  The log files, the preseed file and the screenshot of the failure are
  attached

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