ubuntu karmic update failed

[shaneonabike]

Just trying to upgrade my karmic with the latest issues and I keep getting an Error 2 for some reason?

ProblemType: Package
AptOrdering:
 libk5crypto3: Install
 libk5crypto3: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Mar 2 09:53:56 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2
NonfreeKernelModules: ath_hal
Package: libk5crypto3 1.7dfsg~beta3-1ubuntu0.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-19.56-generic
SourcePackage: krb5
Title: package libk5crypto3 1.7dfsg~beta3-1ubuntu0.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-19-generic i686

[Thierry Carrez (ttx)]

Dpkg log is full of:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libk5crypto3_1.7dfsg~beta3-1ubuntu0.4_i386.deb' is not a debian format archive

Looks like corrupted packages, could you remove the affected packages (rm /var/cache/apt/archives/*1.7dfsg~beta3-1ubuntu0.4*) and try again ? Packages on the LP page seem alright.

[Chuck Short (zulcss)]

We'd like to figure out what's causing this bug for you, but we haven't heard back from you in a while. Could you please provide the requested information? Thanks!

[shaneonabike (shanebill)]

Sorry guys!

This actually worked really well so that suggestion was perfect. After removing the packages everything synched up properly again. :)