cannot install ubuntu or lubuntu

[Bernard Nixon]

ubuntu installer either installs incorrectly and cannot boot from the hard disk. Lubuntu gives a warning message regarding an unsafe swap space. LVM partitoning will not execute.

Trying to install on an older Acer Aspire One. AMD Dual-Core C60 1.333 GHz.

2GB RAM

Previous OS Windows 7 Home Edition.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: ubiquity 17.10.10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-21.24-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-21-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.387
Date: Sun Jan 28 04:13:09 2018
LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release i386 (20180105)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=unknown
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LC_NUMERIC=C.UTF-8
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)