update-apt-xapian-index crashed with SystemError in iter_paragraphs(): E:gzread: Read error (-3: <fd:12>: invalid distance too far back)

[parmesh]

i m trying to install gnome-panel but its not searched by Ubuntu Software Center

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: apt-xapian-index 0.44ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.33-generic-pae 3.2.12
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Mar 28 20:33:35 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index --batch-mode --force
ProcEnviron:

PythonArgs: ['/usr/sbin/update-apt-xapian-index', '--batch-mode', '--force']
SourcePackage: apt-xapian-index
Title: update-apt-xapian-index crashed with SystemError in iter_paragraphs(): E:gzread: Read error (-3: <fd:12>: invalid distance too far back)
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-28 (0 days ago)
UserGroups:

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Quim Gil (quimgil)]

I got this bug automatically reported by the system, I guess when the Software Updater started automatically.

I'm running Quantal Beta 2, relatively updated.

Package: apt-xapian-index 0.44ubuntu7