First auto update of the OS since installation an hour earlier.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
Package: gettext 0.19.8.1-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-10.11-generic 4.18.12
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-10-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Nov 30 21:32:50 2018
DuplicateSignature:
package:gettext:0.19.8.1-8
Unpacking gedit (3.30.2-0ubuntu0.18.10.1) over (3.30.1-1) ...
dpkg-deb: error: '/tmp/apt-dpkg-install-qK5YKy/41-gettext_0.19.8.1-8ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb' is not a Debian format archive
dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-qK5YKy/41-gettext_0.19.8.1-8ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
dpkg-deb --control subprocess returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: dpkg-deb --control subprocess returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-12-01 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.7, python3-minimal, 3.6.7-1~18.10
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu5
apt 1.7.0
SourcePackage: gettext
Title: package gettext 0.19.8.1-8 failed to install/upgrade: dpkg-deb --control subprocess returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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!