package libqt4-declarative 4:4.8.1-0ubuntu4.8 failed to install/upgrade: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtDeclarative.so.4.8.1'

[Christian Mills]

Had a similar problem on same machine (Compaq Presario V2000) with Ubuntu 10.04... Now using 12.04

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libqt4-declarative 4:4.8.1-0ubuntu4.8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-82.119-generic 3.2.68
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-82-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.8
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Jul 8 11:58:08 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:libqt4-declarative:4:4.8.1-0ubuntu4.8:short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtDeclarative.so.4.8.1'
ErrorMessage: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtDeclarative.so.4.8.1'
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20110720.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: qt4-x11
Title: package libqt4-declarative 4:4.8.1-0ubuntu4.8 failed to install/upgrade: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libQtDeclarative.so.4.8.1'
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2015-05-02 (67 days ago)

[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!

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