package linux-firmware 1.127.7 failed to install/upgrade: cannot copy extracted data for './lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2a-6.ucode' to '/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2a-6.ucode.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream

[beadut]

update failed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-firmware 1.127.7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-39.66-generic 3.13.11.8
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-39-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Nov 21 09:45:22 2014
Dependencies:

DuplicateSignature: package:linux-firmware:1.127.7:cannot copy extracted data for './lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2a-6.ucode' to '/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2a-6.ucode.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream
ErrorMessage: cannot copy extracted data for './lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2a-6.ucode' to '/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2a-6.ucode.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-25 (118 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: linux-firmware
Title: package linux-firmware 1.127.7 failed to install/upgrade: cannot copy extracted data for './lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2a-6.ucode' to '/lib/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2a-6.ucode.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[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"

[beadut (beadut)]

Thanks, issue fixed