Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: ubuntu-desktop
To replicate, install any version of ubuntu since/including 10.04
(possibly present in older versions as well). The very latest 10.10 is
affected too.
Launch the preferred applications window in Gnome and try changing any
of the apps, such
Related problem, grub failed to install for me several times, though the
root was /dev/sdc5. Apparently the only valid place for grub would have
been /dev/sdc5 yet the installer didn't display any warnings. After
rebooting the above partition had no boot loader and an otherwise
complete install. I
Just adding that this bug is also present in Kubuntu 9.10 amd64, so that
installer is affected as well. Total install time was over 90 minutes
for me due to the waiting at the 80% mark.
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Installer hangs at 80% on "Configuring apt"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/445385
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