package openssl 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.16 failed to install/upgrade: cannot copy extracted data for './usr/share/man/man1/ca.1ssl.gz' to '/usr/share/man/man1/ca.1ssl.gz.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream

[Claudio Bevilacqua]

sytem failed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: openssl 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.16
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-83.127-generic 3.13.11-ckt35
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-83-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Mar 30 01:43:17 2016
DuplicateSignature: package:openssl:1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.16:cannot copy extracted data for './usr/share/man/man1/ca.1ssl.gz' to '/usr/share/man/man1/ca.1ssl.gz.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream
ErrorMessage: cannot copy extracted data for './usr/share/man/man1/ca.1ssl.gz' to '/usr/share/man/man1/ca.1ssl.gz.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-01 (971 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130213)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.5
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.11
SourcePackage: openssl
Title: package openssl 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.16 failed to install/upgrade: cannot copy extracted data for './usr/share/man/man1/ca.1ssl.gz' to '/usr/share/man/man1/ca.1ssl.gz.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-08-14 (593 days ago)

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. It seems that there was an error on your system when trying to install a particular package. Please execute the following command, as it will clear your package cache, in a terminal:

sudo apt-get clean

Then try performing the update again. This will likely resolve your issue, but the failure could be caused by filesystem or memory corruption. So please also run a fsck on your filesystem(s) and a memory test. Thanks in advance!

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[Seth Arnold (seth-arnold)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Reviewing your dmesg attachment to this bug report it seems that there may be a problem with your hardware. I'd recommend performing a back up and then investigating the situation. Measures you might take include checking cable connections and using software tools to investigate the health of your hardware. In the event that is is not in fact an error with your hardware please set the bug's status back to New. Thanks and good luck!