[Bug 186147] Re: ubiquity "failed to remove conflicting files"

[Vi+]

So pity this issue is still present in 2020 - for me during Linux Mint
19.3 installation onto exist Linux Mint 19.1.

My workaround was: I had to skip to mount exist /home and /opt
partitions, and just to reinstall a root / one. After successful
installation and reboot I had to delete new /home and /opt dirs, and
manually mount my original /home and /opt partitions into /etc/fstab .

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Title:
  ubiquity "failed to remove conflicting files"

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: ubiquity

  i attempted to install ubuntu using the amd64 hardy 20080126 live cd.

  my system has 2 sata disks. i asked the partition to format one of the
  existing partitions (sda9) as ext3 and use it as '/'

  at the installing phase, the install window is says
  "Creating ext3 file system for / in partition #9 of SCSI1 (0,0,0)"

  then a message pops up
  "Failed to remove conflicting files"
  "The installer needs to remove operating system files from the install target, but was unable to do so. The install cannot continue"
  pressing ok takes me back to the partitioner

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