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[!!] Select and Install Software - Installation step failed

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[!!] Select and Install Software - Installation step failed

#1 Post by newdebuser »

When I try to install via preseed.cfg I get this error message:
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
preseed.cfg:

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d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US
d-i keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap select us
d-i netcfg/choose_interface select auto
d-i netcfg/get_hostname string unassigned-hostname
d-i netcfg/get_domain string unassigned-domain
d-i netcfg/wireless_wep string
d-i mirror/country string manual
d-i mirror/http/hostname string http.us.debian.org
d-i mirror/http/directory string /debian
d-i mirror/http/proxy string
d-i passwd/user-fullname string User Name
d-i passwd/username string username
d-i passwd/user-password-crypted password $6$lFeYjYfwt7JnZ3eC$mmaHI09jHVK6R/Jmt1wQRfdsjoTSfidlaINMlR07Iq/YCBNRLh164tx.NiRUgAoFNB4ijwO3Hp4p3GkCTWgfRh1
d-i clock-setup/utc boolean true
d-i time/zone string US/Eastern
d-i clock-setup/ntp boolean true
d-i partman-auto/method string regular
d-i partman-lvm/device_remove_lvm boolean true
d-i partman-md/device_remove_md boolean true
d-i partman-lvm/confirm boolean true
d-i partman-lvm/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true
d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select atomic
d-i partman-partitioning/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
d-i partman/choose_partition select finish
d-i partman/confirm boolean true
d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true
d-i partman-md/confirm boolean true
d-i partman-partitioning/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
d-i partman/choose_partition select finish
d-i partman/confirm boolean true
d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true
d-i apt-setup/cdrom/set-first boolean false
d-i apt-setup/disable-cdrom-entries boolean true
d-i apt-setup/use_mirror boolean false
tasksel tasksel/first multiselect standard, web-server
d-i pkgsel/include string openssh-server, build-essential, vim
d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean true
d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean true
d-i finish-install/reboot_in_progress note
It runs a long while doing the installing of all the packages but eventually I get the error. I'm not sure where to start. I thought this was a very simple preseed.cfg but I guess I can remove the pkgsel/include but that should be straight-forward, right?

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Re: [!!] Select and Install Software - Installation step failed

#2 Post by lindi »

You can see the log if you switch to the right virtual console, possibly vt4(?), with ctrl-alt-NUMBER.

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