package sed 4.2.1-6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile returned error exit status 2

[Icewind317]

Binary package hint: sed

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Preparing to replace sed 4.2.1-6 (using .../archives/sed_4.2.1-7_i386.deb) ...

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dpkg-deb (subprocess): data: internal gzip read error: '<fd:0>: data error'

dpkg-deb: subprocess <decompress> returned error exit status 2

dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/sed_4.2.1-7_i386.deb (--unpack):

 subprocess dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile returned error exit status 2

No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
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Errors were encountered while processing:

 /var/cache/apt/archives/sed_4.2.1-7_i386.deb

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: sed 4.2.1-6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-20.29-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-20-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Sep 12 20:12:00 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
SourcePackage: sed
Title: package sed 4.2.1-6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile returned error exit status 2

[Jamie Strandboge (jdstrand)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. It seems that there was an error on your system when trying to install a particular package. Please execute the following command, as it will clear your package cache, in a terminal:

sudo apt-get clean

Then try performing the update again. This will likely resolve your issue, but the failure can be caused by filesystem or memory corruption. So please also run a fsck on your filesystem(s) and a memory test. If this does resolve your bug please set its status to Invalid. Thanks in advance!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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