[Bug 1014368] Re: package ubuntu-desktop (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2

[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 not resolve your bug please set its status back to New.
Thanks in advance!

** Changed in: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

** Changed in: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

** Tags added: corrupted-package

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Title:
  package ubuntu-desktop (not installed) failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2

Status in “ubuntu-meta” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  package ubuntu-desktop (not installed) failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubuntu-desktop (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Jun 17 19:46:26 2012
  DuplicateSignature:
   Unpacking totem-plugins (from .../totem-plugins_3.0.1-0ubuntu21_amd64.deb) ...
   dpkg-deb (subprocess): data: internal gzip read error: '<fd:4>: data error'
   dpkg-deb: error: subprocess <decompress> returned error exit status 2
   dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/ubuntu-desktop_1.267_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2
  ErrorMessage: subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta
  Title: package ubuntu-desktop (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-deb --control returned error exit status 2
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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