[Bug 1607687] Re: various packages show as installed, but files are not present

[Simon Quigley]

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Won't Fix

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Title:
  various packages show as installed, but files are not present

Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  It appears that Ubiquity removes various packages as the final step of
  the installation.  It appears to do this in two phases however: first
  it deletes the files they contain, and then in the second phase it
  updates the dpkg status database to indicate they are no longer
  installed.  The second phase is not performed if grub fails to
  install, leaving the target system with packages marked as installed,
  but missing their files.  This should not happen.

  Packages this effects include dmraid, libgtkmm ( which in turn breaks
  gparted, as it depends on that library ), and cifs-utils.  There are
  probably more.

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