Empty debconf box when installing ubuntu-restricted-extras

Whenever I try to install the ubuntu-restricted-extras package, I get debconf box which has nothing in it. and the progress bar in the software center will keep rolling without doing any download.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.28-generic 3.0.17
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.1:

ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDmesg: [ 141.105446] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (1946) terminated with status 1
Date: Sun Feb 19 13:21:15 2012
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: oneiric
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, whatever it takes to get this fixed in Ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 771/671 PCIE VGA Display Adapter [1039:6351] (rev 10) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:181c]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04f2:b012 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd 1.3 MPixel UVC Webcam
 Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0b05:1712 ASUSTek Computer, Inc. BT-183 Bluetooth 2.0+EDR adapter
MachineType: HCL Infosystems Limited T12C
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_IN
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-16-generic root=UUID=1fed1007-11ee-402c-97e4-e53cfa655bbe ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/27/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 208
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: T12C
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr208:bd11/27/2007:svnHCLInfosystemsLimited:pnT12C:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnT12C:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: T12C
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: HCL Infosystems Limited
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.6+bzr20110929-0ubuntu6.1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.26-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.11-0ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6+7ubuntu7.1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.99~git20110811.g93fc084-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.15.901-1ubuntu2.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110411+8378443-1