This seems similar to bug 71979. Can you do an apt-get clean and try reinstalling? Thanks.
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.24-24-generic_2.6.24-24.53_i386.deb (--unpack):
short read in buffer_copy (backend dpkg-deb during `./lib/modules/2.6.24-24-generic/kernel/fs/autofs4/autofs4.ko')
This seems similar to bug 71979. Can you do an apt-get clean and try reinstalling? Thanks.
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/ apt/archives/ linux-image- 2.6.24- 24-generic_ 2.6.24- 24.53_i386. deb (--unpack):
short read in buffer_copy (backend dpkg-deb during `./lib/ modules/ 2.6.24- 24-generic/ kernel/ fs/autofs4/ autofs4. ko')