package linux-image-extra-3.13.0-37-generic 3.13.0-37.64 failed to install/upgrade: cannot copy extracted data for './lib/modules/3.13.0-37-generic/kernel/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.ko' to '/lib/modules/3.13.0-37-generic/kernel/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.ko.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream

[jackb_guppy]

Trying to trackdown issue with failures (see the all that came in from me today ;-)

Did a:

jackb@sal:~$ sudo dpkg -S $(sudo debsums -c) | cut -d : -f 1 | sort -u
[sudo] password for jackb:
blender-data
dpkg
libsane
linux-image-3.13.0-32-generic
linux-image-extra-3.13.0-37-generic
plexmediaserver
skype-bin

Looking for failures to debsums. Then feed them one at time into:

jackb@sal:~$ sudo apt-get -y -m --force-yes install --reinstall linux-image-extra-3.13.0-37-generic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 36.7 MB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main linux-image-extra-3.13.0-37-generic amd64 3.13.0-37.64 [36.7 MB]
Fetched 36.7 MB in 1min 1s (599 kB/s)
(Reading database ... 221497 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../linux-image-extra-3.13.0-37-generic_3.13.0-37.64_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking linux-image-extra-3.13.0-37-generic (3.13.0-37.64) over (3.13.0-37.64) ...
dpkg-deb (subprocess): decompressing archive member: internal bzip2 read error: 'DATA_ERROR'
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess <decompress> returned error exit status 2
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-extra-3.13.0-37-generic_3.13.0-37.64_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 cannot copy extracted data for './lib/modules/3.13.0-37-generic/kernel/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.ko' to '/lib/modules/3.13.0-37-generic/kernel/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.ko.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.13.0-37-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-37-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.13.0-37-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-37-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
jackb@sal:~$

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-image-extra-3.13.0-37-generic 3.13.0-37.64
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-37.64-generic 3.13.11.7
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-37-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
AptOrdering:
 linux-image-extra-3.13.0-37-generic: Install
 linux-image-extra-3.13.0-37-generic: Configure
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: jackb 3856 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Sun Oct 26 15:09:54 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:linux-image-extra-3.13.0-37-generic:3.13.0-37.64:cannot copy extracted data for './lib/modules/3.13.0-37-generic/kernel/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.ko' to '/lib/modules/3.13.0-37-generic/kernel/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.ko.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream
ErrorMessage: cannot copy extracted data for './lib/modules/3.13.0-37-generic/kernel/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.ko' to '/lib/modules/3.13.0-37-generic/kernel/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.ko.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=b2a55b3c-f7ec-48c2-97c0-6e94f6388a8a
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-25 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
MachineType: Dell Inc. OptiPlex 780
ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-37-generic root=UUID=0c6fd128-ac57-415d-988e-894d11885bab ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-extra-3.13.0-37-generic 3.13.0-37.64 failed to install/upgrade: cannot copy extracted data for './lib/modules/3.13.0-37-generic/kernel/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.ko' to '/lib/modules/3.13.0-37-generic/kernel/drivers/watchdog/alim7101_wdt.ko.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/06/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A15
dmi.board.name: 0200DY
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A01
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA15:bd08/06/2013:svnDellInc.:pnOptiPlex780:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0200DY:rvrA01:cvnDellInc.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: OptiPlex 780
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

It appears the .deb file is corrupt.

You may need to run the following:

sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

Then re-install the package.

If that does not resolve your issue, please mark the bug as "Confirmed"

[jackb_guppy (jackb-guppy)]

run the steps then reinstalled linux image package. System crashed and could not be restarted with current kernel (-37). Rebooted un prior kernel (-32). System still acting up. Started to reload all packages and failed half way throught. Was able to reboot under kenerl (-37)

Failure to boot under (-37) was init sync issue.

See other bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1385983 -maybe close this one thread them together.