I experience this today and you can get around it, I used a USB key to
install Lubuntu 11.10 and had the same problem during install.
If you bring up a console and run an apt-get update apt-get upgrade
(obviously with an internet connection) then try the install again it
works. Whatever was
Reopening:
1. Created an unetbootin USB key from the release xubuntu-11.04-desktop-
amd64.iso (md5 verified).
2. Booted the USB and selected Install Xubuntu in boot menu.
3. Chose to install the extra packages and download updates (wifi did
not catch-up, so I plugged ethernet cable and
** Summary changed:
- 10.10+ installer crashes when ubiquity failed to lock
/target/var/cache/apt/archives/lock
+ Kubuntu Natty installer crashed
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Mar 22 22:25:23 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/apt/cache.py, line 271, in _fetch_archives
Mar 22 22:25:23 ubuntu plugininstall.py: raise LockFailedException(Failed
to lock %s % lockfile)
Mar 22 22:25:23 ubuntu plugininstall.py: LockFailedException: Failed to
Hello
As request from reporter I close this report.
Feel free to reopen it if you can reproduce this issue
Thanks
Fabio
** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Status: New = Invalid
** Tags added: i386 kubuntu natty
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Title:
Kubuntu Natty installer crashed
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Title:
Clarification: that was the most recent alpha of natty-desktop-i386, not
a daily build.
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Title:
Kubuntu Natty installer crashed
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Check disks for errors on the USB key never finishes. Perhaps it is
corrupted; feel free close this bug.
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Title:
Kubuntu Natty installer crashed
