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Hi Dallas,
Updates available in -proposed are not fully tested and verified as working. If you have installed all updates available from -proposed you may have installed something that is not working properly. You may find it simpler to erase your hard disk and start again. 

I can personally vouch for using the following method as I have used
this and I have my Mythbuntu box running in Prod, including a high WAF
;) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wife_acceptance_factor

Install Mythbuntu with the VNC option unticked.
After the installation is finished and you have booted from the hard disk, install VNC and set the password manually:
  Open a terminal (Applications > System > Xfce Terminal) and type the following commands:
  sudo apt-get install x11vnc
  mkdir $HOME/.vnc
  x11vnc -storepasswd $HOME/.vnc/passwd
Install all other updates are you would normally. Do NOT include updates from -proposed.
Reboot.

If you look in MCC it will now show VNC as already installed (Enabled),
but don't touch it. It is already working.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1290460

Title:
  Mythbuntu Installer Crashes: File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-
  packages/mythbuntu_common/vnc.py", line 58, in create_password
  ValueError: Password should be passed as bytes

Status in “mythbuntu-common” package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in “mythbuntu-live-autostart” package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in “mythbuntu-common” source package in Trusty:
  In Progress
Status in “mythbuntu-live-autostart” source package in Trusty:
  Fix Committed
Status in “ubiquity” source package in Trusty:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  [Impact] 
   * Mythbuntu installer crashes if VNC is enabled
   * Mythbuntu control center crashes if VNC is enabled

   * Mythbuntu does LTS only releases, so we should make sure this is fixed for LTS.
  [Test Case]

   * Run an install with a password >=6 characters.  Check the VNC checkbox.
   * See if install completes

  [Regression Potential]

   * As this is the only function affected by this patch and it fixes both places it's used (installer and control center) I don't see any other regression potential.
  [Other Info]

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