package python-qt4 4.6-1 failed to install/upgrade:

[Layne Mathiesen]

Please include, if possible:

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: python-qt4 4.6-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-21.59-generic
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-21-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Apr 29 20:05:19 2010
ErrorMessage:
 ErrorMessage: package python-qt4 is already installed and configured
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package python-qt4 4.6-1 failed to install/upgrade:

[Monkey (monkey-libre)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage . I have classified this bug as a bug in python-qt4.
(With many applications, you can report a future bug directly on the appropriate package by opening the application's "Help" menu and choosing "Report a Problem". https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs)

[Scott Kitterman (kitterman)]

This wasn't an actual package bug, but a transient I/O error experienced by dpkg, perhaps hardware related.

Preparing to replace python-qt4 4.6-1 (using .../python-qt4_4.7.2-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement python-qt4 ...
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/python-qt4_4.7.2-0ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 short read in buffer_copy (backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/pyshared/python2.6/PyQt4/QtCore.so')
No apport report written because the error message indicates a dpkg I/O error