Comment 1 for bug 274565

i have the same problem installing gnome-games. i eventually purged gnome-games and gnome-games-data from my computer. now, attempting to install the package with aptitude produces a similar error. here is aptitude's output:

The following NEW packages will be installed:
  gnome-games gnome-games-data{a}
0 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/14.7MB of archives. After unpacking 45.2MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y
Writing extended state information... Done
(Reading database ... 129814 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking gnome-games-data (from .../gnome-games-data_1%3a2.24.0-0ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-games-data_1%3a2.24.0-0ubuntu1_all.deb (--unpack):
 short read in buffer_copy (backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/share/gnome/help/iagno/pt_BR/figures/START.png')
Selecting previously deselected package gnome-games.
Unpacking gnome-games (from .../gnome-games_1%3a2.24.0-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for menu ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-games-data_1%3a2.24.0-0ubuntu1_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnome-games:
 gnome-games depends on gnome-games-data (>= 1:2.24); however:
  Package gnome-games-data is not installed.
 gnome-games depends on gnome-games-data (<< 1:2.25); however:
  Package gnome-games-data is not installed.
dpkg: error processing gnome-games (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 gnome-games