"An attempt to configure apt to install additional packages from the CD failed", ubuntu 11.10

[Eric Kwaku Akortse]

I cannot even make a new installation. It all started when I tried updating my system from the update manager.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: ubiquity 2.8.7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.287
Date: Fri Feb 10 16:13:59 2012
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubiquity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton)]

Exception during installation:
Feb 10 16:13:38 ubuntu plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Feb 10 16:13:38 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1641, in <module>
Feb 10 16:13:38 ubuntu plugininstall.py: install.run()
Feb 10 16:13:38 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 55, in wrapper
Feb 10 16:13:38 ubuntu plugininstall.py: func(self)
Feb 10 16:13:38 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 158, in run
Feb 10 16:13:38 ubuntu plugininstall.py: self.configure_apt()
Feb 10 16:13:38 ubuntu plugininstall.py: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 580, in configure_apt
Feb 10 16:13:38 ubuntu plugininstall.py: raise install_misc.InstallStepError("AptSetup failed with code %d" % ret)
Feb 10 16:13:38 ubuntu plugininstall.py: InstallStepError: AptSetup failed with code 141
Feb 10 16:13:38 ubuntu plugininstall.py:

[dino99 (9d9)]

oneiric have reached EOL now