[Bug 633601] Re: package libc-dev-bin 2.12.1-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/bin/gencat'

[Brian Murray]

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 can be caused by filesystem or memory corruption.
So please also run a fsck on your filesystem(s) and a memory test.  If
this does resolve your bug please set its status to Invalid.  Thanks in
advance!

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

** Tags added: short-read

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Title:
  package libc-dev-bin 2.12.1-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: short
  read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/bin/gencat'

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Hi,

  I am running XUBUNTU 10.10 (Maverick)

  1)I received a notification for an update. There were 133 packages in the update. I proceeded with the install.
       An error came up. The following lines are the details :

  installArchives() failed: 
  Extracting templates from packages: 22%
  Extracting templates from packages: 45%
  Extracting templates from packages: 67%
  Extracting templates from packages: 90%
  Extracting templates from packages: 100%

  Preconfiguring packages ...

  
  Extracting templates from packages: 22%
  Extracting templates from packages: 45%
  Extracting templates from packages: 67%
  Extracting templates from packages: 90%
  Extracting templates from packages: 100%

  Preconfiguring packages ...

  (Reading database ... 
  (Reading database ... 5%
  (Reading database ... 10%
  (Reading database ... 15%
  (Reading database ... 20%
  (Reading database ... 25%
  (Reading database ... 30%
  (Reading database ... 35%
  (Reading database ... 40%
  (Reading database ... 45%
  (Reading database ... 50%
  (Reading database ... 55%
  (Reading database ... 60%
  (Reading database ... 65%
  (Reading database ... 70%
  (Reading database ... 75%
  (Reading database ... 80%
  (Reading database ... 85%
  (Reading database ... 90%
  (Reading database ... 95%
  (Reading database ... 100%
  (Reading database ... 162782 files and directories currently installed.)

  Preparing to replace libc-dev-bin 2.12.1-0ubuntu3 (using .../libc-dev-
  bin_2.12.1-0ubuntu4_i386.deb) ...

  Unpacking replacement libc-dev-bin ...

  dpkg-deb (subprocess): data: internal gzip read error: '<fd:0>:
  invalid distance too far back'

  dpkg-deb: subprocess <decompress> returned error exit status 2

  dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc-dev-
  bin_2.12.1-0ubuntu4_i386.deb (--unpack):

   short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during
  `./usr/bin/gencat'

  No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
  dpkg-deb (subprocess): data: internal gzip read error: '<fd:0>: invalid distance too far back'

  tar: Unexpected EOF in archive

  tar: Unexpected EOF in archive

  tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now

  dpkg-deb: subprocess tar returned error exit status 2

  dpkg: error processing
  /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6-dev_2.12.1-0ubuntu4_i386.deb (--unpack):

   subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2

  No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
  Preparing to replace libc-bin 2.12.1-0ubuntu3 (using .../libc-bin_2.12.1-0ubuntu4_i386.deb) ...

  Unpacking replacement libc-bin ...
  b) I ran the update again but selected only the first package. (Advanced front-end for dpkg). The same error occured.
  dpkg-deb (subprocess): data: internal gzip read error: '<fd:0>: invalid distance too far back'

  dpkg-deb: subprocess <decompress> returned error exit status 2

  dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libc-
  bin_2.12.1-0ubuntu4_i386.deb (--unpack):

   short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during
  `./etc/gai.conf'

  No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
  Errors were encountered while processing:

   /var/cache/apt/archives/libc-dev-bin_2.12.1-0ubuntu4_i386.deb

   /var/cache/apt/archives/libc6-dev_2.12.1-0ubuntu4_i386.deb

   /vaetr/cache/apt/archives/libc-bin_2.12.1-0ubuntu4_i386.deb

  
  2) libc-dev-bin_2.12.1-0ubuntu3

  3) To get my XUbuntu system updated

  4) The above error which stopped the update.

  
  Hope this helps.

  Cheers,

  Bernard

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: libc-dev-bin 2.12.1-0ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-19.28-generic 2.6.35.3
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-19-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Sep  8 17:45:59 2010
  ErrorMessage: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/bin/gencat'
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
  SourcePackage: eglibc
  Title: package libc-dev-bin 2.12.1-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/bin/gencat'

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