diff -Nuar ubiquity.orig/scripts/install.py  ubiquity/scripts/install.py
--- ubiquity.orig/scripts/install.py	2010-03-24 13:31:52.000000000 +0100
+++ ubiquity/scripts/install.py	2010-03-24 13:43:03.000000000 +0100
@@ -372,16 +372,16 @@
             self.next_region()
             self.run_target_config_hooks()
 
-            self.next_region(size=5)
-            # Ignore failures from language pack installation.
-            try:
-                self.install_language_packs()
-            except InstallStepError:
-                pass
-            except IOError:
-                pass
-            except SystemError:
-                pass
+#	    self.next_region(size=5)
+#            # Ignore failures from language pack installation.
+#            try:
+#                self.install_language_packs()
+#            except InstallStepError:
+#                pass
+#            except IOError:
+#                pass
+#            except SystemError:
+#                pass
 
             self.next_region()
             self.remove_unusable_kernels()