This problem still affects the 12.04 LTS distribution - with entirely blank filesystems (formatted with custom options) the installer did not progress past "Saving installed packages" when left over the weekend.
Dropping to the shell and creating a 'var' directory on the intended root filesystem by hand and restarting the process allowed the installer to progress past this stage. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/875343 Title: Stuck at "Saving installed packages..." when using a custom /var To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/875343/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs