package kdelibs5-data (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/share/kde4/apps/kcharselect/kcharselect-data'

[billy mcmeechan]

during download amarok crashes and says it cant install.
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Unpacking kdelibs5-data (from .../kdelibs5-data_4%3a4.8.4a-0ubuntu0.1_all.deb) ...
xz: (stdin): Compressed data is corrupt
dpkg-deb (subprocess): subprocess data returned error exit status 1
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess <decompress> returned error exit status 2
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kdelibs5-data_4%3a4.8.4a-0ubuntu0.1_all.deb (--unpack):
 short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/share/kde4/apps/kcharselect/kcharselect-data'
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/kdelibs5-data_4%3a4.8.4a-0ubuntu0.1_all.deb
Error in function:
SystemError: E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of kdelibs5-plugins:
 kdelibs5-plugins depends on kdelibs5-data (= 4:4.8.4a-0ubuntu0.1); however:
  Package kdelibs5-data is not installed.
dpkg: error processing kdelibs5-plugins (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of kde-runtime:
 kde-runtime depends on kdelibs5-plugins (>= 4:4.8.1); however:
  Package kdelibs5-plugins is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing kde-runtime (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of kdemultimedia-kio-plugins:
 kdemultimedia-kio-plugins depends on kde-runtime; however:
  Package kde-runtime is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing kdemultimedia-kio-plugins (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of kubuntu-debug-installer:
 kubuntu-debug-installer depends on kde-runtime; however:
  Package kde-runtime is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing kubuntu-debug-installer (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of amarok:
 amarok depends on kde-runtime; however:
  Package kde-runtime is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing amarok (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of qapt-batch:
 qapt-batch depends on kde-runtime; however:
  Package kde-runtime is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing qapt-batch (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
i am using ubuntu 12.04 . dual booting with win vista hm prem. just wanted to play music on ubuntu tried to install amarok - failed, now getting messages saying it cannot even be removed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: kdelibs5-data (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jul 5 14:17:16 2012
ErrorMessage: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/share/kde4/apps/kcharselect/kcharselect-data'
SourcePackage: kde4libs
Title: package kdelibs5-data (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/share/kde4/apps/kcharselect/kcharselect-data'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[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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