Kali Linux 2022.1 Installation error: “Installation step failed”

Date: 2022-02-21

Kali Linux versions affected: Kali 2022.1 x64 (may also affect others), both GUI and TUI installer environments

Problem:

During the installation of Kali, at the software selection installation, the installer proceeds to copy the files, and produces an error – reducing the package selection down to only the top 10, appears to allow installation without error, but then requires all further package installs to be performed OS installation.

Error Produced:

Workaround:

Access a spare console using either CTRL+F2 or CTRL+F3

Please press Enter to activate this console

BusyBox v1.30.1 (Debian 1:1.30.1-4) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in-commands.

~ # cd /var/log
/var/log # tail -f syslog

Find the target installation using the command:

df -h

Locate your dev device and comfirm the target folder – for me it was /target

Chroot your way into that folder:

chroot /target

Edit the sources file:

nano /etc/apt/sources.list

Comment out the line for the sources pointing to the cdrom

#deb cdrom:[Kali GNU/Linux 2020.3rc2 _Kali-last-snapshot_ - Official amd64 NETINST with firmware 20200728-20:31]/ kali-rolling contrib main non-free

Now add a new sources line to pull down the repositories from the internet:

deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main non-free contrib
deb-src http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main non-free contrib

Save and close the file, then update:

apt-get update

Once updated successfully, head back to the installer by pressing CTRL+F5 or CTRL+F7

Perform the software selection and install the OS. Note that the installation will now pull all sources from the internet instead of the CD / USB resources.

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