eBox 1.4 Install - apt failing after selecting packages

[jswagner]

I just downloaded 1.4, and the post-install eBox setup fails immediately after selecting packages.  It doesn't seem to matter what packages I select.  This is my /tmp/ebox-installer.log:

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usermod: user eboxadmin does not exist
mv: cannot stat '/home/eboxadmin': No such file or directory
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
request an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situaion:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  ebox-infrastructure: Depends: ebox-dhcp but it is not going to be installed
E: Broken packages
After reading this, I re-ran the post-install eBox setup and selected ALL packages.  I also reinstalled from the .ISO again.

FWIW, I'm using a VirtualBox VM, and the RC1 ISO installed just fine two days ago.

[J. A. Calvo]

Have you checked with the md5 file that the download is not corrupt?

[jswagner]

Just compared -- yes, md5 matches.

[Geelong PC Creations]

hi i had the same problem i installed with the first option and it failed if i selected the voip module for some reason if i didnt select that it'd work i could then apt-get install the modules.

I tried installing with the second option today and just used the entire disk option instead of the LVM option and had no issue.

[Saturn2888]

Might have to do with 1.4 having a new version of Asterisk.

[jswagner]

This was resolved by deleting my virtual hard disk and creating a new one.

I believe the real issue is that the 'Install eBox (delete all disk)' option from the ISO boot menu does not actually delete all disks.  Inspecting the file system, I could see that user-made files from my previous 1.4 RC install were still present.  Someone from eBox team should file a bug and investigate further.

[Saturn2888]

It might be an Ubuntu bug really. That sounds like something the OS does.

[jswagner]

Booting to Ubuntu Server 8.04.3 (amd64) ISO, the only install option is "Install Ubuntu Server".

Booting to eBox Platform 1.4 ISO, the install options are "Install eBox Platform 1.4 (delete all disk)" and "Install eBox Platform 1.4 (expert mode)".

'Expert mode' appears to be the bog standard "Install Ubuntu Server" option + eBox Platform install script, where 'Delete all disk' appears to be semi-scripted, and by description, should repartition and format my disk..  Since it's not provided with the standard Ubuntu disc, wouldn't this have been added by eBox team?

Let me know..