Installation of the Ubuntu 15.04 daily build fails

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== Comment: #0 ==
---Problem Description---
Installation of the Ubuntu 15.04 daily build fails

Contact Information = <email address hidden>

---uname output---
Linux lep8d 3.19.0-9-generic #9-Ubuntu SMP Wed Mar 11 17:50:43 UTC 2015 ppc64le ppc64le ppc64le GNU/Linux

Machine Type = P8

---Debugger---
A debugger is not configured

---Steps to Reproduce---
Create a Virtual DVD image of Ubuntu 15.04 ISO in the VIOS of the P8 Hardware and assign the same to a LPAR.
Then start the installation from the SMS menu of the targetted LPAR.

  ???????????????????????? Installing the system... ?????????????????????????
  ? ?
  ? 57% ?
  ? ?
  ? Copying data to disk... ?
  ? ?
  ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
  ???????????????????????? Installing the system... ?????????????????????????
  ? ?
  ? 83% ?
  ? ?
  ? Preparing linux-image-extra-3.19.0-7-generic (ppc64el) ?
  ? ?
  ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

    ?????????????????? [!] Configure the package manager ??????????????????
    ? ?
    ? If you need to use a HTTP proxy to access the outside world, enter ?
  ??? the proxy information here. Otherwise, leave this blank. ? ?
  ? ? ? ?
  ? ? The proxy information should be given in the standard form of ? ?
  ? ? "http://[[user][:pass]@]host[:port]/". ? ?
  ? ? ? ?
  ? ? HTTP proxy information (blank for none): ? ?
  ? ? ? ?
  ? ? http://ports.ubuntu.com____________________________________________ ? ?
  ??? ? ?
    ? <Go Back> <Continue> ?
    ? ?
    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
  ????????????????????????????? Configuring apt ?????????????????????????????
  ? ?
  ? 44% ?
  ? ?
  ? Retrieving file 21 of 54 ?
  ? ?
  ? <Cancel> ?
  ? ?
  ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
  ??????????????????????? Select and install software ???????????????????????
  ? ?
  ? 1% ?
  ? ?
  ? Preparing perl-modules (ppc64el) ?
  ? ?
  ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
  ????????????????????????? [!] Configuring tasksel ?????????????????????????
  ? ?
  ? Applying updates on a frequent basis is an important part of keeping ?
  ? your system secure. ?
  ? ?
  ? By default, updates need to be applied manually using package ?
  ? management tools. Alternatively, you can choose to have this system ?
  ? automatically download and install security updates, or you can ?
  ? choose to manage this system over the web as part of a group of ?
  ? systems using Canonical's Landscape service. ?
  ? ?
  ? How do you want to manage upgrades on this system? ?
  ? ?
  ? No automatic updates ?
  ? Install security updates automatically ?
  ? Manage system with Landscape ?
  ? ?
  ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

     ????????????????? [!!] Select and install software ??????????????????
     ? ?
     ? Installation step failed ?
     ? An installation step failed. You can try to run the failing item ?
     ? again from the menu, or skip it and choose something else. The ?
     ? failing step is: Select and install software ?
     ? ?
     ? <Continue> ?
     ? ?
     ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Install method: Virtual DVD

Install disk info: fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 161.1 GB, 161061273600 bytes, 314572800 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk label type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x0006133b

   Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 10239 4096 41 PPC PReP Boot
/dev/sda2 10240 1034239 512000 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 1034240 314572799 156769280 8e Linux LVM

Install ISO Information: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/daily/current/vivid-server-ppc64el.iso

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------- Comment From <email address hidden> 2015-03-17 08:16 EDT-------
Here is the relevant information :

Mar 17 08:11:07 in-target: util-linux is already the newest version.
Mar 17 08:11:07 in-target: liblzma5 is already the newest version.
Mar 17 08:11:07 in-target: zlib1g is already the newest version.
Mar 17 08:11:07 in-target: Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
Mar 17 08:11:07 in-target: requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
Mar 17 08:11:07 in-target: distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
Mar 17 08:11:07 in-target: or been moved out of Incoming.
Mar 17 08:11:07 in-target: The following information may help to resolve the situation:
Mar 17 08:11:07 in-target:
Mar 17 08:11:07 in-target: The following packages have unmet dependencies:
Mar 17 08:11:07 in-target: libpam-systemd : Depends: systemd (= 219-4ubuntu4) but 219-4ubuntu5 is to be installed
Mar 17 08:11:07 in-target: E
Mar 17 08:11:07 in-target: :
Mar 17 08:11:07 in-target: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
Mar 17 08:11:07 in-target:
Mar 17 08:11:07 in-target: tasksel: aptitude failed (100)
Mar 17 08:11:08 main-menu[224]: WARNING **: Configuring 'pkgsel' failed with error code 1
Mar 17 08:11:08 main-menu[224]: WARNING **: Menu item 'pkgsel' failed.
Mar 17 08:11:21 main-menu[224]: INFO: Menu item 'di-utils-shell' selected
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------- Comment (attachment only) From <email address hidden> 2015-03-17 08:19 EDT-------

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------- Comment From <email address hidden> 2015-03-19 05:12 EDT-------
I have tried the installation again with 18-Mar-2015 daily build from the link
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/daily/current/

The Power VM LPAR installed fine with Virtual DVD installation method.