[Bug 968589] Re: package python2.6 2.6.5-1ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/python2.6/pydoc_topics.py'

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** Tags added: hardware-error

** Changed in: python2.6 (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

** Changed in: python2.6 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  package python2.6 2.6.5-1ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: short read
  on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during
  `./usr/lib/python2.6/pydoc_topics.py'

Status in “python2.6” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  I just upgraded from 10.04 to 12.04 beta2 and have this problem with
  all applications that use python

  You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
  The following packages have unmet dependencies:
   libpython2.6 : Depends: python2.6 (= 2.6.7-4ubuntu2) but 2.6.5-1ubuntu6 is to be installed

  but apt-get -f install doesn't help me

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: python2.6 2.6.5-1ubuntu6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-20.33-generic 3.2.12
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-20-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.95-0ubuntu1
  AptOrdering:
   python2.6: Install
   python2.6: Configure
   libpython2.6: Configure
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Mar 29 23:20:09 2012
  ErrorMessage: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/python2.6/pydoc_topics.py'
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
  SourcePackage: python2.6
  Title: package python2.6 2.6.5-1ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/python2.6/pydoc_topics.py'
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-29 (0 days ago)

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