package sun-java6-jre None failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2

[stuartmajor]

Using update manager on 8.10 and failed to install

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Dependencies:

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2
NonfreeKernelModules: ath_hal
Package: sun-java6-jre None
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: sun-java6
Title: package sun-java6-jre None failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic i686

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report

The relevant error is
---
Preparing to replace sun-java6-bin 6-10-0ubuntu2 (using .../sun-java6-bin_6-14-0ubuntu1.8.10_i386.deb) ...
sun-dlj-v1-1 license has already been accepted
debconf: DbDriver "templatedb": could not write /var/cache/debconf/templates.dat-new: No space left on device
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/sun-java6-bin_6-14-0ubuntu1.8.10_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Error: contents of '/etc/mailcap.new' do not match what was written -- abort
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 255
tar: ./md5sums: Wrote only 9216 of 10240 bytes
tar: ./control: Cannot write: No space left on device
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
dpkg-deb: subprocess tar returned error exit status 2
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/sun-java6-jre_6-14-0ubuntu1.8.10_all.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2

This is due to no space left on device. Please free some space and try performing the upgrade again. I'm closing this report because it is not a bug with Ubuntu.

Thanks.