package openjdk-6-jre-lib 6b20-1.9.7-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: el subproceso dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile devolvió el código de salida de error 2

[Carlos Montalvo]

In the upgrade version this package (/var/cache/apt/archives/openjdk-6-jre-lib_6b22-1.10.1-0ubuntu1_all.deb (--unpack)) display this message "subproceso dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile devolvió el código de salida de error 2
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)"

First uninstall the ubuntu desktop version 11.04 and reinstall (previus I download the ISO), but I have the same error.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: openjdk-6-jre-lib 6b20-1.9.7-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon May 30 13:56:25 2011
ErrorMessage: el subproceso dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile devolvió el código de salida de error 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: openjdk-6
Title: package openjdk-6-jre-lib 6b20-1.9.7-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: el subproceso dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile devolvió el código de salida de error 2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Marcel Stimberg (marcelstimberg)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. It seems that there was an error caused by a corrupted archive. Please execute the following commands, as it will clear your package cache, in a terminal ( Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal ) :

sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

Then try performing the update again. This will likely resolve your issue. If so please set the bug's status to Invalid. Thanks in advance!

[Carlos Montalvo (k-jumo)]

I had applicated the orders

sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

but I keep this bug, is possible reinstall this package?
Thanks

[Marcel Stimberg (marcelstimberg)]

Yes, you can try:
sudo apt-get --reinstall install openjdk-6-jre-lib

[Carlos Montalvo (k-jumo)]

Thanks, I execute reinstall but I had this:

dpkg: error: analizando archivo «/var/lib/dpkg/status» cerca de la línea 8122 paquete «policykit-desktop-privileges»:
 basura después de palabra en campo «prioridad»
( trash after field word "priority" )
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

I can't update or install anything for this error, maybe I did wrong something in the installation?

[Marcel Stimberg (marcelstimberg)]

It seems your status file (where the system creates track of all installed packages) is corrupted. This may happen after a system crash but you should also check whether your hard disk is ok[1].
The system automatically makes several backup copies of this file, so normally it should be possible to recover from this.

Try the following in a terminal:
This copies the current file into your home directory (if everything works in the end, you can delete this file):
cp /var/lib/dpkg/status ~/
This overwrites the current file with the backup
sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/status-old /var/lib/dpkg/status
Now try the update again.

If (and only if) it still does not work, there is yet another backup you could use, try:
sudo cp /var/backups/dpkg.status.0 /var/lib/dpkg/status

And then: try the update again.

[1] https://help.ubuntu.com/11.04/ubuntu-help/disk-check.html

[Carlos Montalvo (k-jumo)]

It's alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

very very thank you Mr. Stimberg

[Marcel Stimberg (marcelstimberg)]

You are welcome. For the future it would make more sense to raise problems you are having in the support tracker at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu if you are uncertain if they are bugs. There is also a very vivid ubuntu support community at http://askubuntu.com/ . But please continue to report any other bugs you may find.