I was not able to reproduce this on metal. I tried using ubuntu-mate-16.04.1-desktop-i386.iso on a 32 Bit machine and using the ubuntu-mate-16.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso on a 64Bit machine.
Looks like the issue is limited to installations inside VirtualBox. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1615363 Title: (Virtualbox) Installing with no swap partition results in corrupted system, despite having high RAM To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox/+bug/1615363/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs