package thunderbird 3.0.5 build2 nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive

[Stephen Wight]

Binary package hint: thunderbird

I don't know; it didn't install the update.

I'm using xubntu 10.4.1

I expected it to install
It didn't.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: thunderbird 3.0.5+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-23.37-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-23-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Aug 10 06:37:11 2010
ErrorMessage: corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
SourcePackage: thunderbird
Title: package thunderbird 3.0.5+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive

[Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Ubuntu better. Examining the information you have given us, this does not appear to be a bug report so we are closing it and converting it to a question in the support tracker. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but it would make more sense to raise problems you are having in the support tracker at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu if you are uncertain if they are bugs. For help on reporting bugs, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#When%20not%20to%20file%20a%20bug.