package libgtk-3-0 3.6.0-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2

[Bill Rainey]

Adding this package as the result of adding another package on a newly free install of ubuntu 12.10 system.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: libgtk-3-0 3.6.0-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Nov 18 21:56:31 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
SourcePackage: gtk+3.0
Title: package libgtk-3-0 3.6.0-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Kai Kasurinen (kai-kasurinen)]

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!