package libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgdkmm-2.4.so.1.1.0.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgdkmm-2.4.so.1.1.0'): Invalid argument (during installation of mysql-workbench and mysql-server-5.5 )

[Matthew Br]

Duiring installation of mysql-workbench and mysql-server-5.5, dpkg crashes leaving /var/lib/dpkg/status locked.

==Details of install==
Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release: 12.04

mysql-server-5.5:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 5.5.24-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  Version table:
     5.5.24-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 0
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/main i386 Packages
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main i386 Packages
     5.5.22-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
mysql-workbench:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 5.2.38+dfsg-3
  Version table:
     5.2.38+dfsg-3 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe i386 Packages

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic-pae 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Aug 4 14:12:18 2012
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Unpacking libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a (from .../libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a_1%3a2.24.2-1ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a_1%3a2.24.2-1ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack):
  unable to create `/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgdkmm-2.4.so.1.1.0.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgdkmm-2.4.so.1.1.0'): Invalid argument
 dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a (from .../libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a_1%3a2.24.2-1ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a_1%3a2.24.2-1ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack):
  unable to create `/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgdkmm-2.4.so.1.1.0.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgdkmm-2.4.so.1.1.0'): Invalid argument
ErrorMessage: unable to create `/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgdkmm-2.4.so.1.1.0.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgdkmm-2.4.so.1.1.0'): Invalid argument
SourcePackage: gtkmm2.4
Title: package libgtkmm-2.4-1c2a (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgdkmm-2.4.so.1.1.0.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgdkmm-2.4.so.1.1.0'): Invalid argument
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)