package x11-utils 7.7+1 failed to install/upgrade: cannot compute MD5 hash for file '/etc/X11/app-defaults/Editres.dpkg-new': failed to read (Input/output error)

[Giorgio]

As exhaust upgrades displays the word "package not downloaded"

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: x11-utils 7.7+1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-46.76-generic 3.13.11-ckt15
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-46-generic i686
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Sun Mar 1 14:38:28 2015
DistUpgraded: 2014-04-27 20:52:22,269 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2015-03-01 14:37:42
 Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.92'
 Upgrade: language-pack-en:i386 (14.04+20141110, 14.04+20150219), language-pack-en-base:i386 (14.04+20140707, 14.04+20150219), unattended-upgrades:i386 (0.82.1ubuntu2, 0.82.1ubuntu2.1)
DuplicateSignature: package:x11-utils:7.7+1:cannot compute MD5 hash for file '/etc/X11/app-defaults/Editres.dpkg-new': failed to read (Input/output error)
ErrorMessage: cannot compute MD5 hash for file '/etc/X11/app-defaults/Editres.dpkg-new': failed to read (Input/output error)
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Park [Mobility Radeon HD 5430/5450/5470] [1002:68e0] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0487]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-09-21 (891 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
MachineType: Acer Aspire 5742G
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-46-generic root=UUID=de1a9b65-1a5f-4ae7-b01a-f80e76a1a241 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: x11-utils
Title: package x11-utils 7.7+1 failed to install/upgrade: cannot compute MD5 hash for file '/etc/X11/app-defaults/Editres.dpkg-new': failed to read (Input/output error)
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-27 (308 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/19/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
dmi.bios.version: V1.01
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Aspire 5742G
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: V1.01
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: V1.01
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV1.01:bd07/19/2010:svnAcer:pnAspire5742G:pvrV1.01:rvnAcer:rnAspire5742G:rvrV1.01:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV1.01:
dmi.product.name: Aspire 5742G
dmi.product.version: V1.01
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.2+14.04.20140714-0ubuntu1
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.56-1~ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 10.1.3-0ubuntu0.3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.8.2-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.3.0-1ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.910-0ubuntu1.4
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.10-1ubuntu2
xserver.bootTime: Sun Mar 1 20:58:42 2015
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs: Output HDMI-0 LVDS VGA-0
xserver.version: 2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7
xserver.video_driver: radeon

[Steve Beattie (sbeattie)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.