LL install hangs at Updates and other software

[kpc1974]

I completed MD5SUM on the original iso before I tried to install it. I did not check SHA256 key. However, the first download did drop connection two or three times and I had to resume, but it checked out after the download. The SSD was brand new and unallocated. I had no idea if that was part of the problem or not, so I finally created a couple of partitions, knowing that LL would reformat the disk anyway. Since I wasn't sure what was causing the install issue, I just tried to change every parameter that I had control over. I don't know if it was the new iso, unchecking updates, formatting the SSD, or all three, that made the difference. It just finally worked after 10+ attempts, that included unchecking update boxes previously.

Thanks Again!

You're welcome.  Glad it is sorted.
Similar experience with Orca. When it was first introduced, I clicked on it out of curiosity and then struggled find how to turn it off.

Part of the 'hangs at the updates and other software' problem is that it is hard to reproduce.

Can you recall how the brand new disk was originally set up according to gparted and what changes you made before the successful install ?

An iso download can be verifying by checking the MD5SUM or SHA256 key.  If you still have the original downloaded iso file used in the first attempt, please run the check on it to see if it got corrupted.
That would eliminate a bad download as a possible cause in this case.

I don't think checking (or not checking) the options to download updates/3rd party software triggers this problem, but can't rule it out.