I got it working by formatting the USB stick as a DD image instead of an
ISO image and then reinstalling the newly created linux partition. Thanks
for the help though, it will come in handy if I ever have to reinstall the
system!

2017-04-01 12:17 GMT+02:00 apt-ghetto <1678...@bugs.launchpad.net>:

> You try to install Xubuntu in BIOS mode and choose as target for Grub a
> disk with GPT as partition table.
>
> You have also an EFI-System-Partition on this disk, so it is probable,
> that you have a Windows installed in EFI mode. To get a dualboot you
> have to start the installer also in EFI mode.
>
> If you like to install Xubuntu in BIOS mode, either you create a
> "bios_grub"-partition or you choose another disk with MBR/MSDOS as
> partition table as target for Grub.
>
> ** Changed in: grub-installer (Ubuntu)
>        Status: New => Incomplete
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1678264
>
> Title:
>   Xubuntu crashed on installation. Couldn't install bootloder, fatal
>   error.
>
> Status in grub-installer package in Ubuntu:
>   Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
>   Description:  Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS
>   Release:      16.04
>
>   Expected Xubuntu to install, it didn't.
>
>   ProblemType: Bug
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
>   Package: ubiquity 2.21.63.3 [modified: lib/partman/automatically_
> partition/question]
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1-generic 4.8.11
>   Uname: Linux 4.8.0-36-generic x86_64
>   ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
>   Architecture: amd64
>   CasperVersion: 1.376.2
>   Date: Fri Mar 31 19:31:44 2017
>   InstallCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/xubuntu.seed boot=casper
> only-ubiquity initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash ---  nomodeset
>   LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64
> (20170215)
>   ProcEnviron:
>    PATH=(custom, no user)
>    XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
>    LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>   SourcePackage: grub-installer
>   UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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