[Bug 1039659] Re: package audacity (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: short read on buffer copy for fout in dpkg-deb tijdens `./usr/bin/audacity'

[Raphaël Hertzog]

Hi,

On Tue, 21 Aug 2012, Benjamin Drung wrote:
> This is either a bug in dpkg or failure of your system (corrupted file
> or similar).

The latter. See
http://raphaelhertzog.com/2011/06/27/deciphering-one-of-dpkgs-weirdest-errors-short-read-on-buffer-copy/

Please do "apt-get clean" and retry the upgrade, it will usually fix the
corrutpted file

 status invalid

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Title:
  package audacity (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: short read
  on buffer copy for fout in dpkg-deb tijdens `./usr/bin/audacity'

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
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  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: audacity (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-15.66-generic 2.6.38.8
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-15-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue Aug 21 19:49:02 2012
  ErrorMessage: short read on buffer copy for fout in dpkg-deb tijdens `./usr/bin/audacity'
  InstallationMedia: Zorin OS 5.2 32bit - Release i386
  SourcePackage: audacity
  Title: package audacity (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: short read on buffer copy for fout in dpkg-deb tijdens `./usr/bin/audacity'
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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