Might be a problem with the swap space. The problem vanished, when I increased the swap space. Attachment contains the files yielding the error
** Attachment added: "partman" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/689321/+attachment/1777988/+files/partman -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/689321 Title: Ubuntu 10.10 crashes on install -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs