It wasn't a kernel panic. It was just the installer crashing. This was due to the alsa sound drivers I had installed earlier. apt-get -f install fixed everything after deleting these files:
usr/include/sound/asequencer.h usr/include/sound/asound.h usr/include/sound/compress_params.h usr/include/sound/emu10k1.h usr/include/sound/hdsp.h usr/include/sound/sb16_csp.h -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1084405 Title: package linux-libc-dev 3.5.0-18.29 [modified: usr/include/sound/asequencer.h usr/include/sound/asound.h usr/include/sound/compress_params.h usr/include/sound/emu10k1.h usr/include/sound/hdsp.h usr/include/sound/sb16_csp.h] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/include/sound/emu10k1.h', which is different from other instances of package linux-libc-dev:i386 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1084405/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs