package libreoffice-core 1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial9 failed to install/upgrade: impossible de copier les données extraites pour « ./usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libmergedlo.so » vers « /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libmergedlo.so.dpkg-new » : fin de fichier ou de flux inattendue

[Emilie Emeric]

Tried to update Ubuntu 14-6 to more recent version, and this crash error report got triggered

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libreoffice-core 1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-64.73~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-64-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.19
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Feb 16 21:48:11 2022
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2022-02-16 21:48:09
 Commandline: apt-get install -f
 Requested-By: em (1000)
 Upgrade: libreoffice-core:i386 (1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial9, 1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial10)
ErrorMessage: impossible de copier les données extraites pour « ./usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libmergedlo.so » vers « /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libmergedlo.so.dpkg-new » : fin de fichier ou de flux inattendue
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-06-12 (980 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release i386 (20180228)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.5
 apt 1.2.32
SourcePackage: libreoffice
Title: package libreoffice-core 1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial9 failed to install/upgrade: impossible de copier les données extraites pour « ./usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libmergedlo.so » vers « /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libmergedlo.so.dpkg-new » : fin de fichier ou de flux inattendue
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Erich Eickmeyer (eeickmeyer)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu.

Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) reached end-of-standard-support on April 29, 2021.

See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

To purchase an Ubuntu Advantage subscription for extended support beyond standard, please see https://ubuntu.com/support . The other option is to upgrade to a supported release.