Unable to install Xubuntu 16.04: "not a typewriter"

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Well, looks like I finally fixed it. Instead of 16.04 iso I downloaded 14.04 and it worked. The live usb started perfectly and I installed xubuntu successfully.

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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  • rocioimpa
    rocioimpa over 1 year

    I've been trying to install Xubuntu 16.04 i386 on a netbook with an Intel Atom N270 2GB Ram and 250 GB HDD using a USB stick. Currently I'm using ElementaryOS, which I installed without problems, but now I'm trying with Xubuntu and I get the following after getting the Xubuntu screen at the start:

    stdin: not a typewriter 
    Generating locales (this might take a while...)
    Generation complete
    pwconv: failed to change the mode of /etc/passwd- to 0600
    chfn: PAM: Authentication failure
    adduser '/usr/bin/chfn -f Live session user xubuntu' returned error code 1. Exiting
    Using CD-ROM mount point /cdrom/
    Identifying... [e4c48fb5262dbf5a174c170d397f5c6a-2]
    Scanning disc for index files...
    Found 4 package indexes, 0 source indexes, 0 translation indexes
    Found label 'Xubuntu 16.04.1 LTS _Xenial Xerus_ - Release i386 (20160719)
    Copying package lists... gpgv: Signature made Tue Jul 19 21:13:51 2016 UTC using DSA key ID FBB75451
     gpgv: Good signature from "Ubuntu CD Image Automatic Signing Key <[email protected]>"
    Reading package indexes... Done
    Writing new source list
     Source list entries for disc are:
    deb cdrom: [Xubuntu 16.04.1 LTS _Xenial Xerus_ - Release i386 (20160719)]/ xenial main multiverse restricted universe
    Repeat this process for the rest of the CDs in your set
    

    I've created the live USB with unetbootin and startup disk creator, changed USB sticks and I'm still getting the same message. Any thoughts?

    • TheWanderer
      TheWanderer over 7 years
      Does it start? I don't really see anything fatal there.
    • rocioimpa
      rocioimpa over 7 years
      The Xubuntu screen appears as if it was loading but it just stays there. Options like "Install Xubuntu" or "Try Xubuntu" never show up.
    • TheWanderer
      TheWanderer over 7 years
      I would try redownloading the image then.
    • rocioimpa
      rocioimpa over 7 years
      Already tried. From different mirrors. Still not working.
    • Anwar
      Anwar over 7 years
      Actually not a typewriter is not the main problem and it is actually good that Xubuntu didn't recognize the computer as Typewriter
    • rocioimpa
      rocioimpa over 7 years
      Yep, so have you got any suggestions? Which is supposed to be the main problem?