package firefox 11.0+build1-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja'

[mike ray]

Crashes during install using update.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: firefox 11.0+build1-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: veek 1771 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20120410121533
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf6ffc000 irq 47'
   Mixer name : 'SigmaTel STAC9228'
   Components : 'HDA:83847616,1028022e,00100201'
   Controls : 27
   Simple ctrls : 18
Channel: release
Date: Mon Jul 9 11:35:44 2012
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking replacement firefox ...
 dpkg-deb (subprocess): data: internal gzip read error: '<fd:4>: invalid stored block lengths'
 dpkg-deb: error: subprocess <decompress> returned error exit status 2
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/firefox_13.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja'
ErrorMessage: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja'
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
 # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.0.1 dev wlan0 proto static
 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0 scope link metric 1000
 192.168.0.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.0.2 metric 2
NoProfiles: True
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: firefox
Title: package firefox 11.0+build1-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/firefox/omni.ja'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/19/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A12
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA12:bd11/19/2008:svnDellInc.:pnXPSM1530:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: XPS M1530
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[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!

[This is an automated message. I apologize if it reached you inappropriately; please just reply to this message indicating so.]