package libgomp1 4.5.1-7ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package libgomp1 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

[rustypipe]

Binary package hint: gcc-4.5

This error occured as I attempted to upgrade to 10.10 amd_64.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: libgomp1 4.5.1-7ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-24.42-generic 2.6.35.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jan 21 09:33:30 2011
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: package libgomp1 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
SourcePackage: gcc-4.5
Title: package libgomp1 4.5.1-7ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package libgomp1 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

[Matthias Klose (doko)]

invalid; run apt-cache clean, and re-run the upgrade

Preparing to replace libgomp1 4.4.3-4ubuntu5 (using .../libgomp1_4.5.1-7ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libgomp1 ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libgomp1_4.5.1-7ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 unable to install (supposed) new info file `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/shlibs': Input/output error