I think the proper fix for this is to ignore mtab~ ...
Maybe some script is sourcing just mtab* ?!
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System does not boot if there's /etc/mtab~
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/434253
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** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/32181706/Dependencies.txt
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System does not boot if there's /etc/mtab~
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/434253
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