4

I am trying to install ubuntu 15.04 server on a machine.

During installation is stopped installing with the following error: An error was returned while trying to install the busybox-initramfs package onto the target system.

Ubuntu 15.04 desktop installs fine, but not server.

javapenguin
  • 295
  • 1
  • 3
  • 7

2 Answers2

0

I have had the same issue on Ubuntu Server 14.04 i386 and did this to solve it.

/boot partition separate, outside of root partition, formated with ext3(with error it was ext4) After that, the installation succeeded.

tension83
  • 1
  • 1
0

I just came across the same issue with 14.04. Problem repeated three separate times with nothing obvious I could find in /var/log/syslog. I the end the solution was to make a new USB installer. Some things to keep in mind

  • Check MD5 sum of installer to check the download is not corrupt. Checksums are available from here, click on your version folder, then download the list of MD5SUMS. Locally run:

    md5sum <path_to_iso_you_downloaded>

    If it doesn't match you should download again

  • Consider a new USB stick, hardware is unlikely the cause but USB sticks are generally plentiful.

  • If it still fails you can drop open a shell and check the syslog for clues about what is going on.

Julian Stirling
  • 2,879
  • 17
  • 29