[Bug 128693] Re: Ubiquity installer fails to start silently if debconf's config.dat is locked by another program

[Dimitri John Ledkov]

I am considering creating ephemeral database in /run and set
DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE, such that even when config.dat is locked, one can
start ubiquity.

Separately, I want to wipe that ephemeral database on quiting the
installer, to wipe the state machine it has generated.

At the moment, if one answers a couple of questions, closes and restarts
the installer, the shadow state / previous answers are shown and used.

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Title:
  Ubiquity installer fails to start silently if debconf's config.dat is
  locked by another program

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in ubiquity package in Baltix:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: ubiquity

  Ubiquity installer fails silently to start if debconf's config.dat is
  locked by another program, for example if user is in install process
  of msttcorefonts or flashplugin-nonfree package (which takes pretty
  long if user's internet connection is slow).

  This problem is pretty important, as user isn't informed why clicking
  on Install launcher doesn't produce any visible result :(

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