package openssh-client 1:6.2p2-6 failed to install/upgrade: cannot copy extracted data for './etc/ssh/moduli' to '/etc/ssh/moduli.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream

[dhanunjay]

No idea

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: openssh-client 1:6.2p2-6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 12 23:34:08 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:openssh-client:1:6.2p2-6:cannot copy extracted data for './etc/ssh/moduli' to '/etc/ssh/moduli.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream
ErrorMessage: cannot copy extracted data for './etc/ssh/moduli' to '/etc/ssh/moduli.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-12 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131017)
MarkForUpload: True
RelatedPackageVersions:
 ssh-askpass N/A
 libpam-ssh N/A
 keychain N/A
 ssh-askpass-gnome 1:6.2p2-6
SSHClientVersion: OpenSSH_6.2p2 Ubuntu-6, OpenSSL 1.0.1e 11 Feb 2013
SourcePackage: openssh
Title: package openssh-client 1:6.2p2-6 failed to install/upgrade: cannot copy extracted data for './etc/ssh/moduli' to '/etc/ssh/moduli.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Seth Arnold (seth-arnold)]

Please note the following in your logs:

[ 1800.804033] mce: [Hardware Error]: Machine check events logged

MCE are hardware errors and cannot be fixed in software.

Probably your computer needs new motherboard, CPU, memory, or something else similarly drastic. Thanks.

[Seth Arnold (seth-arnold)]

Thank you for using Ubuntu and taking the time to report a bug. Your report should contain, at a minimum, the following information so we can better find the source of the bug and work to resolve it.

Submitting the bug about the proper source package is essential. For help see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage . Additionally, in the report please include:

1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'cat /etc/lsb-release' or System -> About Ubuntu.
2) The version of the package you are using, via 'dpkg -l PKGNAME | cat' or by checking in Synaptic.
3) What happened and what you expected to happen.

The Ubuntu community has also created debugging procedures for a wide variety of packages at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProcedures . Following the debugging instructions for the affected package will make your bug report much more complete. Thanks!