Debian installation fails at select and install software step

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Megaladon
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Debian installation fails at select and install software step

Post by Megaladon »

Installing debian on virtualbox. After base installation completes, it goes to the select and install software step. After trying, it gives an error "Installation step failed".
The iso I'm using is: debian-9.5.0-i386-xfce-CD-1

What is the cause?

I tried increasing the virtualbox to 65 GB but still same error.
andyp73
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Re: Debian installation fails at select and install software step

Post by andyp73 »

We will need to see the VBox.log file from the guest in question. Boot the guest, make sure the problem occurs then shut the guest down (by force if necessary). zip the log file and post it.

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Re: Debian installation fails at select and install software step

Post by socratis »

Just because an OS/program that runs in the context of VirtualBox has a problem, it doesn't make it a VirtualBox problem necessarily. You're having an issue that has most probably nothing to do with VirtualBox, so my suggestion would be to treat it as such, as a native problem with the OS or the application of the guest.
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