package systemd-sysv 249.11-0ubuntu3.4 failed to install/upgrade: dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile subprocess returned error exit status 2

Bug #1990679 reported by Dan Matthews
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systemd (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
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Bug Description

On first boot of the day an update prompt offered to install a fairly large batch and I accepted. Shortly after, during said update, the computer froze. I could not shortcut to a terminal.

Simultaneously to the update I was editing a text file in Sublime, had Chrome open in the background, Skype running on startup. I wouldn't normally report it but a crash of systemd on update at startup is pretty unusual and severe.

<errors from the crash report>

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Sep 23 08:48:34 2022
Package: systemd-sysv 249.11-0ubuntu3.6
SourcePackage: systemd
ErrorMessage:
 dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile subprocess returned error exit status 2
DpkgTerminalLog:

<and>

 Preparing to unpack .../00-systemd-sysv_249.11-0ubuntu3.6_amd64.deb ...
 Unpacking systemd-sysv (249.11-0ubuntu3.6) over (249.11-0ubuntu3.4) ...
 dpkg-deb: error: failed to read archive '/tmp/apt-dpkg-install-9ra7tt/00-systemd-sysv_249.11-0ubuntu3.6_amd64.deb': No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-9ra7tt/00-systemd-sysv_249.11-0ubuntu3.6_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile subprocess returned error exit status 2

<and>

DuplicateSignature:
 package:systemd-sysv:249.11-0ubuntu3.4
 Unpacking systemd-sysv (249.11-0ubuntu3.6) over (249.11-0ubuntu3.4) ...
 dpkg-deb: error: failed to read archive '/tmp/apt-dpkg-install-9ra7tt/00-systemd-sysv_249.11-0ubuntu3.6_amd64.deb': No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-9ra7tt/00-systemd-sysv_249.11-0ubuntu3.6_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile subprocess returned error exit status 2

<and>
Title: package systemd-sysv 249.11-0ubuntu3.4 failed to install/upgrade: dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile subprocess returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-48-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2022-04-30 (146 days ago)
_MarkForUpload: True

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: systemd-sysv 249.11-0ubuntu3.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-48.54-generic 5.15.53
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-48-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.1
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
Date: Fri Sep 23 08:48:34 2022
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../00-systemd-sysv_249.11-0ubuntu3.6_amd64.deb ...
 Unpacking systemd-sysv (249.11-0ubuntu3.6) over (249.11-0ubuntu3.4) ...
 dpkg-deb: error: failed to read archive '/tmp/apt-dpkg-install-9ra7tt/00-systemd-sysv_249.11-0ubuntu3.6_amd64.deb': No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-9ra7tt/00-systemd-sysv_249.11-0ubuntu3.6_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile subprocess returned error exit status 2
DuplicateSignature:
 package:systemd-sysv:249.11-0ubuntu3.4
 Unpacking systemd-sysv (249.11-0ubuntu3.6) over (249.11-0ubuntu3.4) ...
 dpkg-deb: error: failed to read archive '/tmp/apt-dpkg-install-9ra7tt/00-systemd-sysv_249.11-0ubuntu3.6_amd64.deb': No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-9ra7tt/00-systemd-sysv_249.11-0ubuntu3.6_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile subprocess returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile subprocess returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-03-21 (186 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.4, python3-minimal, 3.10.4-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.21.1ubuntu2.1
 apt 2.4.7
SourcePackage: systemd
Title: package systemd-sysv 249.11-0ubuntu3.4 failed to install/upgrade: dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile subprocess returned error exit status 2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2022-04-30 (146 days ago)

Revision history for this message
Dan Matthews (dan-meridian-design) wrote :
Revision history for this message
Nick Rosbrook (enr0n) wrote :

There have been several package updates since this report, so this is no longer relevant. If you experience similar issues with newer versions, please open a new bug report.

Changed in systemd (Ubuntu):
status: New → Won't Fix
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