This was fixed in Ubuntu 8.04:
ubiquity (1.7.8) hardy; urgency=low
* Check the md5 hash of the source and target files on copy to ensure they
match, giving the user the option to abort, retry, or skip the file.
* The md5 check can be disabled by preseeding
ubiquity/install/md5_check to false.
* Catch exceptions around the processing of each components run()
function.
* seteuid as a regular user until we need to do something as root.
* Automatic update of included source packages: partman-target
52ubuntu5.
-- Evan Dandrea <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:10:18 -0500
** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
Sourcepackagename: debian-installer => ubiquity
Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
Status: New => Fix Released
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RFE: consider using debsums to improve reliability of install process
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/112398
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