[Bug 1891275] Re: xubuntu bionic daily; error restoring applications ; on a formatted partition?

[Chris Guiver]

Kubuntu 18.04.5 QA-test install on
hp dx6120mt (mini-tower, pentium 4, 3gb, winfast clone of nvidia 7600gt)

-- following is from iso.qa.ubuntu.com notes (edited)

error has appeared (looks like https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1891275)
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Error restoring installed application.
An error occurred while restoring previously-installed applications. The installation will continue, but you may have to manually reinstall some applications after the computer reboot.
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I erased & re-created the single partition on this system, so didn't expect this error. I don't expect any restoration of packages to occur, but even if it did - my install was from the same image with no packages added (unless downloaded & installed during install itself, which could have been done again).

The installer then exited??? no reboot message at all??? !!!
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I later worked out entering LIVE mode occurs b/c of error.

In the Kubuntu installer, if you delete partition, then create the same
EXT4 partition using the same space, it'll default to NO-FORMAT and thus
re-use the prior partition. This is why the message occurred.

However the packages present were only ones using a Kubuntu install
process as per testcase, nothing extra, so this error I don't believe
should occur.  Even if installer download & installed extra packages,
why can't it download & install them again this time, I've not done any
no-internet QA-installs last two days.

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Title:
  xubuntu bionic daily; error restoring applications ; on a formatted
  partition?

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Xubuntu 18.04.5 daily QA-test install on
  dell [optiplex] 755 (c2d-e8300, 8gb, amd/ati radeon rv610/radeon hd2400 pro/xt)

  I removed the sda5 (second) partition, then used the free space to
  create new partition; installer indicated it'll be sda2 now..

  Error appearing during installation

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  Error restoring installed applications
  An error occurred while restoring previously-installed applications.
  The installation will continue, but you may have to manually reinstall
  some applications after the computer reboots.
  --

  This would fit maybe if I hadn't formatted the partition. I deleted
  and then re-created the partition that it was installing to, so this
  issue shouldn't exist I believe.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: ubiquity 18.04.14.15
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-42.46~18.04.1-generic 5.4.44
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-42-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.16
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.394.3
  Date: Wed Aug 12 17:32:07 2020
  InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
  LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 18.04.5 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20200806.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=C.UTF-8
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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