package libreoffice-common 1:3.5.2-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/libreoffice/share/template/wizard/bitmap/MS-Import_2-1.bmp'

[Andre Riolo]

See summary.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libreoffice-common 1:3.5.2-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jun 23 06:31:23 2012
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking replacement libreoffice-common ...
 dpkg-deb (subprocess): data: internal bzip2 read error: 'DATA_ERROR'
 dpkg-deb: error: subprocess <decompress> returned error exit status 2
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libreoffice-common_1%3a3.5.3-0ubuntu1_all.deb (--unpack):
  short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/libreoffice/share/template/wizard/bitmap/MS-Import_2-1.bmp'
ErrorMessage: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/libreoffice/share/template/wizard/bitmap/MS-Import_2-1.bmp'
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: libreoffice
Title: package libreoffice-common 1:3.5.2-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/libreoffice/share/template/wizard/bitmap/MS-Import_2-1.bmp'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Andre Riolo (andre-riolo)]

From Terminal:

andre@ubuntu:~$ apt-get install -f
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. It seems that there was an error on your system when trying to install a particular package. Please execute the following command, as it will clear your package cache, in a terminal:

sudo apt-get clean

Then try performing the update again. This will likely resolve your issue, but the failure could be caused by filesystem or memory corruption. So please also run a fsck on your filesystem(s) and a memory test. Thanks in advance!

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