[Bug 871104] Re: dpkg assert failure: dpkg: ../../src/archives.c:978: tarobject: Assertion `r == stab.st_size' failed.

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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 573696 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/573696

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  dpkg assert failure: dpkg: ../../src/archives.c:978: tarobject:
  Assertion `r == stab.st_size' failed.

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “dpkg” package in Debian:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  Happened to me while I was upgrading 11.10 64bit beta yesterday

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: dpkg 1.16.0.3ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.19-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  AssertionMessage: dpkg: ../../src/archives.c:978: tarobject: Assertion `r == stab.st_size' failed.
  Date: Fri Oct  7 23:21:59 2011
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/dpkg
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/dpkg --status-fd 51 --unpack --auto-deconfigure /var/cache/apt/archives/python_2.7.2-7ubuntu1_all.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libglib2.0-data_2.30.0-0ubuntu4_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libglib2.0-dev_2.30.0-0ubuntu4_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libglib2.0-bin_2.30.0-0ubuntu4_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libglib2.0-0_2.30.0-0ubuntu4_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libglib2.0-0_2.30.0-0ubuntu4_i386.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libpciaccess0_0.12.1-2_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/ia32-libs_20090808ubuntu26_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/language-pack-en_1%3a11.10+20111006_all.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/language-pack-en-base_1%3a11.10+20111006_all.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/language-pack-gnome-en_1%3a11.10+20111006_all.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/language-pack-gnome-en-base_1%3a11.10+20111006_all.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libgail-common_2.24.6-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libgtk2.0-common_2.24.6-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libgail18_2.24.6-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/gtk2-engines-pixbuf_2.24.6-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libgtk2.0-0_2.24.6-0ubuntu5_i386.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libgtk2.0-0_2.24.6-0ubuntu5_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/liblcms1_1.19.dfsg-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/liblcms1_1.19.dfsg-1ubuntu2_i386.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libpulse0_1%3a1.0-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libpulse-mainloop-glib0_1%3a1.0-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/lightdm_1.0.1-0ubuntu6_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/initramfs-tools_0.99ubuntu7_all.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/initramfs-tools-bin_0.99ubuntu7_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.0.0-12-generic_3.0.0-12.20_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/ubuntu-docs_11.10.4_all.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libapt-pkg4.11_0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13_amd64.deb
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  Signal: 6
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  StacktraceTop:
   raise () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
   abort () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
   __assert_fail () from /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
   ?? ()
   ?? ()
  Title: dpkg assert failure: dpkg: ../../src/archives.c:978: tarobject: Assertion `r == stab.st_size' failed.
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-26 (11 days ago)
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