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I am trying to install Lubuntu on an older Laptop, but I have some problems. I made a LiveUsb and boot with "Try Lubuntu first". I then start the installation with the desktop button. Later I choose the encrypted + lmv installation.

This is where I get the first error message, which is exactly the same as described in Unsafe swap space detected. So I put

sudo swapoff --all

and try again. Now I get the same Installing Lubuntu 16.10 with Encrytion and write 

sudo apt-get install lvm2

into the console. But this does not change anything.

If I try to install it without encryption and lvm I get Ubipartman crashed and I have to shut the installation program.

I have tried the Lubuntu 16.10 and 16.04 installer, but I get the same results in both cases.

I am quite new to Linux and do not know how to proceed. Any help would be really apreciated.

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Did you check that the download was good with md5sum?

I would recommend that you try Lubuntu 16.04.1 LTS, and not only 16.10, because 16.04.1 has long time support for 3 years (until April 2019) while 16.10 has only 9 months support. 16.04.1 LTS, the first point release, is debugged and polished, much better than the original 16.04 LTS version.

Try Lubuntu's alternate iso file with the text mode installer! It does not use zram and does not suffer from the problem with swap. Installing with LVM and encrypted disk was tested during the development cycle (by me; the testcase with both encrypted disk and encrypted home inside the encrypted disk), and works also in very old computers.

You can use the following link with instructions to perform an installation with encrypted disk. The name of the testcase is slightly confusing, but it helps you do what you want:

Alternate Install (Unencrypted home) in Lubuntu Alternate i386 in Xenial Daily (archived)

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You can do something similar but simpler in order to install without encryption. There are also testcases, that you can use for this task, for example this one:

Alternate Install (Entire Disk) in Lubuntu Alternate i386 in Xenial Daily

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