A standard Firefox 6.0.2 Security Update failed to install. All I did was try to install the updates Ubuntu's Update Manager gave me. I even tried the suggestion of running "apt-get install -f" from the terminal - that didn't work either.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: firefox 6.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-28.50-generic 2.6.35.11
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-28-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
AptOrdering:
firefox: Install
firefox: Configure
firefox-globalmenu: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Sep 7 09:41:42 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile returned error exit status 2
FirefoxPackages:
firefox 6.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.1
flashplugin-installer 10.3.183.7ubuntu0.11.04.1
adobe-flashplugin N/A
icedtea-plugin N/A
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
SourcePackage: firefox
Title: package firefox 6.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-28 (131 days ago)
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!