Installer crashed near the end of the installation

I'm installing ubuntu 10.10 netbook edition from a USB key on my Asus eee pc 900. I erased all of the existing partitions so unfortunately I'm stuck now.

Seems to be very similar to bug #733541 .

Exception during installation:
Mar 17 01:03:15 ubuntu python: Traceback (most recent call last):
Mar 17 01:03:15 ubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1424, in <module>
Mar 17 01:03:15 ubuntu python: install.run()
Mar 17 01:03:15 ubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 54, in wrapper
Mar 17 01:03:15 ubuntu python: func(self)
Mar 17 01:03:15 ubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 136, in run
Mar 17 01:03:15 ubuntu python: self.configure_apt()
Mar 17 01:03:15 ubuntu python: File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 438, in configure_apt
Mar 17 01:03:15 ubuntu python: raise install_misc.InstallStepError("AptSetup failed with code %d" % ret)
Mar 17 01:03:15 ubuntu python: InstallStepError: AptSetup failed with code 127
Mar 17 01:03:15 ubuntu python:
Mar 17 01:03:23 ubuntu NetworkManager[2666]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 8 -> 3 (reason 38)
Mar 17 01:03:23 ubuntu NetworkManager[2666]: <info> (wlan0): deactivating device (reason: 38).
Mar 17 01:03:23 ubuntu avahi-daemon[2638]: Withdrawing address record for 192.168.15.44 on wlan0.
Mar 17 01:03:23 ubuntu avahi-daemon[2638]: Leaving mDNS multicast group on interface wlan0.IPv4 with address 192.168.15.44.
Mar 17 01:03:23 ubuntu avahi-daemon[2638]: Interface wlan0.IPv4 no longer relevant for mDNS.
Mar 17 01:03:23 ubuntu kernel: [ 1618.578662] wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:13:10:48:3a:34 by local choice (reason=3)
Mar 17 01:03:23 ubuntu kernel: [ 1618.580109] cfg80211: All devices are disconnected, going to restore regulatory settings
Mar 17 01:03:23 ubuntu kernel: [ 1618.580120] cfg80211: Restoring regulatory settings
Mar 17 01:03:23 ubuntu kernel: [ 1618.580127] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
Mar 17 01:03:23 ubuntu wpa_supplicant[2893]: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys
Mar 17 01:03:23 ubuntu gdm-binary[12595]: WARNING: Unable to find users: no seat-id found
Mar 17 01:03:23 ubuntu kernel: [ 1618.917324] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
Mar 17 01:03:23 ubuntu kernel: [ 1618.917335] (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
Mar 17 01:03:23 ubuntu kernel: [ 1618.917342] (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Mar 17 01:03:23 ubuntu kernel: [ 1618.917349] (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Mar 17 01:03:23 ubuntu kernel: [ 1618.917356] (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Mar 17 01:03:23 ubuntu kernel: [ 1618.917363] (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Mar 17 01:03:23 ubuntu kernel: [ 1618.917369] (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Mar 17 01:03:23 ubuntu gdm-binary[12595]: WARNING: GdmDisplay: display lasted 0.497185 seconds
Mar 17 01:03:23 ubuntu acpid: client connected from 12624[0:0]
Mar 17 01:03:23 ubuntu acpid: 1 client rule loaded
Mar 17 01:03:25 ubuntu gdm-session-worker[12637]: GLib-GObject-CRITICAL: g_value_get_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed
Mar 17 01:03:27 ubuntu gnome-session[12646]: WARNING: Unable to find provider '''' of ...

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