[Bug 814945] [NEW] package sysvinit-utils 2.87dsf-4ubuntu17.1 failed to install/upgrade: corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive

[David Buehler]

Public bug reported:

The daily update of Ubuntu has been telling me this for 3 days -- once running ubuntu kernel 2.6.31 and twice with 2.6.32-33
Notably, I had a similar recurring error 2 months ago when I tried to upgrade from 2.6.31 to 2.6.32 -- it mentioned "gunzip" and said it could not extract the file because the file was corrupted ( in  /var/cache/apt/archives/ ) -- I understood it to mean gunzip was corrupted.  
Now it is mentioning "tar" and complaining of 2 corrupted sysvinit files in  /var/cache/apt/archives/ 
Whenever I try to do an "apt-get install" of the corrupted file or its package I get a message that the package "is already the latest version."  
No changes have been made to this hardware in the last year, nor any recent changes to the OS, other than regular daily "apt-get updates" or automatic running of aptitude for daily updates.  
The current auto-generated report which this is, was generated by the automatic Aptitude update. 
I am running:  
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/etc/debian_version
squeeze/sid
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/etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=10.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=lucid
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS"
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Linux Magic2 2.6.32-33-generic #70-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jul 7 21:09:46 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux
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on a HP Pavillion a1640n 1.8 GHz  with @GB RAM and plenty of disk space

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: sysvinit-utils 2.87dsf-4ubuntu17.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-33.70-generic 2.6.32.41+drm33.18
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-33-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Jul 20 17:14:37 2011
ErrorMessage: corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
SourcePackage: sysvinit
Title: package sysvinit-utils 2.87dsf-4ubuntu17.1 failed to install/upgrade: corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive

** Affects: sysvinit (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-package i386 lucid

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Title:
  package sysvinit-utils 2.87dsf-4ubuntu17.1 failed to install/upgrade:
  corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive

Status in “sysvinit” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The daily update of Ubuntu has been telling me this for 3 days -- once running ubuntu kernel 2.6.31 and twice with 2.6.32-33
  Notably, I had a similar recurring error 2 months ago when I tried to upgrade from 2.6.31 to 2.6.32 -- it mentioned "gunzip" and said it could not extract the file because the file was corrupted ( in  /var/cache/apt/archives/ ) -- I understood it to mean gunzip was corrupted.  
  Now it is mentioning "tar" and complaining of 2 corrupted sysvinit files in  /var/cache/apt/archives/ 
  Whenever I try to do an "apt-get install" of the corrupted file or its package I get a message that the package "is already the latest version."  
  No changes have been made to this hardware in the last year, nor any recent changes to the OS, other than regular daily "apt-get updates" or automatic running of aptitude for daily updates.  
  The current auto-generated report which this is, was generated by the automatic Aptitude update. 
  I am running:  
  --------------------
  /etc/debian_version
  squeeze/sid
  --------------------
  /etc/lsb-release
  DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
  DISTRIB_RELEASE=10.04
  DISTRIB_CODENAME=lucid
  DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS"
  ------------------------------------------
  Linux Magic2 2.6.32-33-generic #70-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jul 7 21:09:46 UTC 2011 i686 GNU/Linux
  ------------------------------------------
  on a HP Pavillion a1640n 1.8 GHz  with @GB RAM and plenty of disk space

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: sysvinit-utils 2.87dsf-4ubuntu17.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-33.70-generic 2.6.32.41+drm33.18
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-33-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Jul 20 17:14:37 2011
  ErrorMessage: corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
  SourcePackage: sysvinit
  Title: package sysvinit-utils 2.87dsf-4ubuntu17.1 failed to install/upgrade: corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive

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