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  1. Bug #1117292
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Comment 0 for bug 1117292

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Para Siva (psivaa) wrote : 'Unable to install busibux-initramfs' during a preseeded virtual-host raring server installation

Raring virtual-host server preseeded installation failed with the following error with 20130206 image.

Feb 6 09:23:05 base-installer: apt-install or in-target is already running, so you cannot run either of
Feb 6 09:23:05 base-installer: them again until the other instance finishes. You may be able to use
Feb 6 09:23:05 base-installer: 'chroot /target ...' instead.
Feb 6 09:23:05 in-target: Unexpected error; command not executed: 'sh -c debconf-apt-progress --no-progress --logstderr -- apt-get -q -y --no-remove install busybox-initramfs'
Feb 6 09:23:05 debconf: --> SUBST base-installer/kernel/failed-package-install PACKAGE busybox-initramfs
Feb 6 09:23:05 debconf: Adding [PACKAGE] -> [busybox-initramfs]
Feb 6 09:23:05 debconf: <-- 0
Feb 6 09:23:05 base-installer: error: exiting on error base-installer/kernel/failed-package-install
Feb 6 09:23:05 debconf: --> PROGRESS stop
Feb 6 09:23:05 debconf: <-- 0 OK
Feb 6 09:23:05 debconf: --> INPUT critical base-installer/kernel/failed-package-install
Feb 6 09:23:05 debconf: <-- 0 question will be asked
Feb 6 09:23:05 debconf: --> GO

This appears to be an intermittent issue because a manual installation and a consecutive preseeded installation succeeded.

The log files and the preseed file are attached.