package gimp-dbg 2.6.6-0ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2

[Remo Ford]

Binary package hint: gimp

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 9.04
Release: 9.04

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Package: gimp-dbg 2.6.6-0ubuntu1.1
SourcePackage: gimp
Title: package gimp-dbg 2.6.6-0ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-17-generic i686

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. It seems that there was an error caused by a corrupted archive. Please execute the following commands, as it will clear your package cache, in a terminal ( Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal ) :

sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

Then try performing the update again. This will likely resolve your issue. If so please set the bug's status to Invalid. Thanks in advance!

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

 We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!