package libbabeltrace-ctf1 1.3.2-1 failed to install/upgrade: dpkg-deb --control subprocess returned error exit status 2

[tanmay vaidya]

an app failed to install

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: libbabeltrace-ctf1 1.3.2-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-43.46-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-43-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Dec 23 00:16:20 2018
ErrorMessage: dpkg-deb --control subprocess returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-12-17 (5 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release i386 (20180731)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.7, python3-minimal, 3.6.7-1~18.04
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.1
 apt 1.6.6
SourcePackage: babeltrace
Title: package libbabeltrace-ctf1 1.3.2-1 failed to install/upgrade: dpkg-deb --control subprocess returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-12-22 (0 days ago)

[Kai Kasurinen (kai-kasurinen)]

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 could be caused by filesystem or memory corruption. So please also run a fsck on your filesystem(s) and a memory test. Thanks in advance!