package libridl-java 1:6.4.2-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: dpkg-deb --control subprocess returned error exit status 2

[abhiram bhat]

it crashed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: libridl-java 1:6.4.2-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-33.37-generic 5.4.34
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-33-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Mon Jun 1 09:50:03 2020
Dependencies:

ErrorMessage: dpkg-deb --control subprocess returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-05-31 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.2, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: libreoffice
Title: package libridl-java 1:6.4.2-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: dpkg-deb --control subprocess returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Heather Ellsworth (hellsworth)]

Hi thanks for the bug report but could you please provide me with more information on what happened?

* what did you do exactly?
* what was the observed behavior?
* what did you expect to happen?

[Kai Kasurinen (kai-kasurinen)]

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!