[Bug 1018539] [NEW] package kde-runtime (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/kde4/kcm_filetypes.so'

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Ubuntu 12.04 - Installing kde-full from terminal
# sudo apt-get install kde-full

Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/kde-runtime_4%3a4.8.3-0ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

jtees at jtees-M68M-S2P:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:	12.04
jtees at jtees-M68M-S2P:~$ apt-cache policy kde-runtime
kde-runtime:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 4:4.8.3-0ubuntu0.1
  Version table:
     4:4.8.3-0ubuntu0.1 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main amd64 Packages
     4:4.8.2-0ubuntu2 0
        500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages

Tried to install afterwards...

jtees at jtees-M68M-S2P:~$ sudo apt-get install kde-runtime
[sudo] password for jtees: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  djvulibre-bin finger
The following NEW packages will be installed
  kde-runtime
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
482 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/2,074 kB of archives.
After this operation, 10.3 MB of additional disk space will be used.
WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
  kde-runtime
Install these packages without verification [y/N]? Y
(Reading database ... 300982 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking kde-runtime (from .../kde-runtime_4%3a4.8.3-0ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb) ...
xz: (stdin): Compressed data is corrupt
dpkg-deb (subprocess): subprocess data returned error exit status 1
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess <decompress> returned error exit status 2
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kde-runtime_4%3a4.8.3-0ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/kde4/kcm_filetypes.so'
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/kde-runtime_4%3a4.8.3-0ubuntu0.1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
jtees at jtees-M68M-S2P:~$

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: kde-runtime (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jun 27 19:39:38 2012
ErrorMessage: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/kde4/kcm_filetypes.so'
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
SourcePackage: kde-runtime
Title: package kde-runtime (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/kde4/kcm_filetypes.so'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Invalid


** Tags: amd64 apport-package precise
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package kde-runtime (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/kde4/kcm_filetypes.so'
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1018539
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