package apt-transport-https 0.7.25.3ubuntu9.9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2

[Mike Doherty]

During an upgrade to apt-transport-https, it crashed.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: apt-transport-https 0.7.25.3ubuntu9.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-35.78-generic 2.6.32.46+drm33.20
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-35-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Nov 28 13:42:09 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20110720.1)
SourcePackage: apt
Title: package apt-transport-https 0.7.25.3ubuntu9.9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2

[Torsten Spindler (tspindler)]

The most recent version of apt-transport-https is 0.7.25.3ubuntu9.10 on 10.04 LTS. Does the problem still happen with that version?

[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 not resolve your bug please set its status back to New. Thanks in advance!