Comment 0 for bug 1196981

Saucy server default installations fail with today's image (20130702) with the following error during 'Select and install software' stage.

Jul 2 12:53:07 in-target: The following packages have unmet dependencies:
Jul 2 12:53:07 in-target: python-newt : Depends: libnewt0.52 (= 0.52.14-11ubuntu7) but 0.52.15-2ubuntu1 is to be installed
Jul 2 12:53:07 in-target: E
Jul 2 12:53:07 in-target: :
Jul 2 12:53:07 in-target: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
Jul 2 12:53:07 in-target:
Jul 2 12:53:07 in-target: debconf (developer): <-- PROGRESS SET 800
Jul 2 12:53:07 debconf: --> PROGRESS SET 800
Jul 2 12:53:07 in-target: debconf (developer): ----> PROGRESS SET 800
Jul 2 12:53:07 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Jul 2 12:53:07 in-target: debconf (developer): <---- 0 OK
Jul 2 12:53:07 in-target: debconf (developer): --> 0 OK
Jul 2 12:53:07 in-target: tasksel: aptitude failed (100)
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: --> GET mirror/protocol
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: <-- 0 http
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: --> GET mirror/http/proxy
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: <-- 0 None
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: --> GET debconf/priority
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: <-- 0 critical
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: --> GET debian-installer/locale
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: <-- 0 en_US.UTF-8
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: --> PROGRESS INFO pkgsel/progress/cleanup
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: --> PROGRESS STOP
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Jul 2 12:53:08 main-menu[1607]: WARNING **: Configuring 'pkgsel' failed with error code 1
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: --> GET debconf/priority
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: <-- 0 critical
Jul 2 12:53:08 main-menu[1607]: WARNING **: Menu item 'pkgsel' failed.
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: --> SETTITLE debian-installer/pkgsel/title
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: --> CAPB
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: <-- 0 multiselect backup progresscancel align escape plugin-terminal plugin-detect-keyboard
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: --> METAGET debian-installer/pkgsel/title Description
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: <-- 0 Select and install software
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: --> SUBST debian-installer/main-menu/item-failure ITEM Select and install software
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: Adding [ITEM] -> [Select and install software]
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: <-- 0
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: --> INPUT critical debian-installer/main-menu/item-failure
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: <-- 0 question will be asked
Jul 2 12:53:08 debconf: --> GO

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This occurs on both amd64 and i386 images of 20130702 during the preseeded installations and also in the manual default server installations. Installer syslog is attached.