running this on a real arm board, snapdragon htc phone this is a chroot apt-get install ubuntu-netbook. here is the results of my 'kill -SIGINT' for hanging mono processess, this does not appear to be an issue related to kvm, since this has been done outside the virtual machine: Setting up mono-2.0-gac (2.4.4~svn151842-1ubuntu4) ... Setting up mono-gac (2.4.4~svn151842-1ubuntu4) ... * Installing 6 assemblies from libart2.0-cil into Mono E: Installation of libart2.0-cil with /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono failed * Installing 1 assembly from libflickrnet2.2-cil into Mono E: Installation of libflickrnet2.2-cil with /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono failed * Installing 6 assemblies from libgconf2.0-cil into Mono Use of uninitialized value $_ in scalar chomp at /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono line 144. Use of uninitialized value $fullname in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono line 113. E: installing Assembly /usr/lib/cli/gconf-sharp-2.0/gconf-sharp.dll failed E: Installation of libgconf2.0-cil with /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono failed * Installing 1 assembly from libglade2.0-cil into Mono E: Installation of libglade2.0-cil with /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono failed * Installing 1 assembly from libglib2.0-cil into Mono Use of uninitialized value $_ in scalar chomp at /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono line 144. Use of uninitialized value $fullname in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono line 113. E: installing Assembly /usr/lib/cli/glib-sharp-2.0/glib-sharp.dll failed E: Installation of libglib2.0-cil with /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono failed * Installing 1 assembly from libgmime2.4-cil into Mono E: Installation of libgmime2.4-cil with /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono failed * Installing 1 assembly from libgnome-keyring1.0-cil into Mono E: Installation of libgnome-keyring1.0-cil with /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono failed * Installing 6 assemblies from libgnome-vfs2.0-cil into Mono Use of uninitialized value $_ in scalar chomp at /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono line 144. Use of uninitialized value $fullname in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono line 113. E: installing Assembly /usr/lib/cli/gnome-vfs-sharp-2.0/gnome-vfs-sharp.dll failed E: Installation of libgnome-vfs2.0-cil with /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono failed * Installing 2 assemblies from libgnome2.24-cil into Mono E: Installation of libgnome2.24-cil with /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono failed * Installing 1 assembly from libgnomepanel2.24-cil into Mono E: Installation of libgnomepanel2.24-cil with /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono failed * Installing 5 assemblies from libgtk2.0-cil into Mono E: Installation of libgtk2.0-cil with /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono failed * Installing 1 assembly from liblaunchpad-integration1.0-cil into Mono E: Installation of liblaunchpad-integration1.0-cil with /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono failed * Installing 3 assemblies from libmono-addins-gui0.2-cil into Mono Use of uninitialized value $_ in scalar chomp at /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono line 144. Use of uninitialized value $fullname in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono line 113. E: installing Assembly /usr/lib/cli/Mono.Addins.Gui-0.2/Mono.Addins.Gui.dll failed E: Installation of libmono-addins-gui0.2-cil with /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono failed * Installing 7 assemblies from libmono-addins0.2-cil into Mono Use of uninitialized value $_ in scalar chomp at /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono line 144. Use of uninitialized value $fullname in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono line 113. E: installing Assembly /usr/lib/cli/Mono.Addins-0.2/Mono.Addins.dll failed E: Installation of libmono-addins0.2-cil with /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono failed * Installing 1 assembly from libndesk-dbus-glib1.0-cil into Mono Use of uninitialized value $_ in scalar chomp at /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono line 144. Use of uninitialized value $fullname in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono line 113. E: installing Assembly /usr/lib/cli/NDesk.DBus.GLib-1.0/NDesk.DBus.GLib.dll failed E: Installation of libndesk-dbus-glib1.0-cil with /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono failed * Installing 1 assembly from libndesk-dbus1.0-cil into Mono Use of uninitialized value $_ in scalar chomp at /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono line 144. Use of uninitialized value $fullname in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono line 113. E: installing Assembly /usr/lib/cli/NDesk.DBus-1.0/NDesk.DBus.dll failed E: Installation of libndesk-dbus1.0-cil with /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono failed * Installing 6 assemblies from libnunit2.4-cil into Mono E: Installation of libnunit2.4-cil with /usr/share/cli-common/runtimes.d/mono failed dpkg: error processing mono-gac (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script killed by signal (Interrupt) dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mono-runtime: mono-runtime depends on mono-gac (= 2.4.4~svn151842-1ubuntu4); however: Package mono-gac is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing mono-runtime (--configure): and the aftermath at the end of apt-get install is: Errors were encountered while processing: libslp1 cups foomatic-db-engine foomatic-db hplip bluez-cups ghostscript-cups cups-driver-gutenprint foo2zjs openprinting-ppds pxljr splix ubuntu-netbook mono-gac mono-runtime libmono-corlib2.0-cil libmono-data-tds2.0-cil libmono-system-data2.0-cil libmono-sqlite2.0-cil libmono-posix2.0-cil libmono-sharpzip2.84-cil libmono-system-web2.0-cil libmono2.0-cil libflickrnet2.2-cil libglib2.0-cil libgconf2.0-cil libmono-cairo2.0-cil libgtk2.0-cil libglade2.0-cil libgnome-keyring1.0-cil libgnome-vfs2.0-cil libart2.0-cil libgnome2.24-cil libmono-addins0.2-cil libmono-addins-gui0.2-cil libndesk-dbus1.0-cil libndesk-dbus-glib1.0-cil libmono-system-runtime2.0-cil libnunit2.4-cil f-spot libgmime2.4-cil libgnomepanel2.24-cil liblaunchpad-integration1.0-cil libmono-i18n-west2.0-cil tomboy libmono-system2.0-cil libmono-security2.0-cil E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)