[Bug 1511376] Re: install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink

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This bug was fixed in the package ubiquity - 2.21.38

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ubiquity (2.21.38) xenial; urgency=medium

  * d-i/sources.list: switch to xenial.
  * scripts/plugininstall.py: Ensure /etc/mtab is a symlink to
    /proc/self/mounts. Same fix as in finish-install 2.58.
    (Closes: #802184, #802187; LP: #1511376)
  * Automatic update of included source packages: choose-mirror
    2.65ubuntu1, partman-lvm 111.

 -- Martin Pitt <martin.pitt at ubuntu.com>  Sun, 01 Nov 2015 21:21:28
-0600

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu Xenial)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink

Status in finish-install package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in finish-install source package in Xenial:
  Fix Released
Status in ubiquity source package in Xenial:
  Fix Released
Status in finish-install package in Debian:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Updated iso to today's daily for installing.

  Installed to a preformatted partition.

  Xubuntu 64bit desktop install.

  Install completed, rebooted. Stopped at

  /etc/mtab is not a symlink or not pointing to /proc/self/mounts

  Booted to recovery:

  ln -fs /proc/self/mounts /etc/mtab

  Rebooted and system booted as expected.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: ubiquity (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Thu Oct 29 13:35:07 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-29 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20151029)
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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