package kdelibs5-data 4:4.4.0-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: error writing to '<standard output>': Input/output error

[Bruce Miller]

I can offer limited additional information: only that the apport dialog box suddenly appeared about three hours into a KDE session. I had performed a "full-upgrade" with aptitude at the beginning of the session. aptitude had reported no potential problems.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Feb 12 00:35:07 2010
Dependencies: hicolor-icon-theme 0.11-1
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
ErrorMessage: error writing to '<standard output>': Input/output error
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100120)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: kdelibs5-data 4:4.4.0-0ubuntu2
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-13.18-generic
SourcePackage: kde4libs
Title: package kdelibs5-data 4:4.4.0-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: error writing to '<standard output>': Input/output error
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-13-generic i686

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

Most likely an issue with either aptitude or dpkg.

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

Hmm, you probably had done this upgrade with PackageKit.