[Bug 950108] Re: dpkg assert failure: dpkg: ../../src/archives.c:968: tarobject: Assertion `r == stab.st_size' failed.

[Raphaël Hertzog]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 573696 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/573696

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** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 573696
   dpkg: ../../src/archives.c:763: tarobject: Assertion `r == stab.st_size' failed. Aborted

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Title:
  dpkg assert failure: dpkg: ../../src/archives.c:968: tarobject:
  Assertion `r == stab.st_size' failed.

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  i started up the computer and it told me to update, I refreshed the
  list of updates and let it install.

  Near the end of installing it gave me this error.

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: dpkg 1.16.0~ubuntu7.1
  Uname: Linux 3.1.2-030102-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  AssertionMessage: dpkg: ../../src/archives.c:968: tarobject: Assertion `r == stab.st_size' failed.
  Date: Thu Mar  8 17:50:26 2012
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/dpkg
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta amd64 (20100901.1)
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/dpkg --status-fd 17 --unpack --auto-deconfigure /var/cache/apt/archives/google-chrome-unstable_19.0.1061.1-r125213_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libcairo-gobject2_1.11.3+git20120305.c65ed9c7-0ubuntu0ricotz~natty0_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libdrm-dev_2.4.31+git20120302.be30d350-0ubuntu0sarvatt~natty_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libdrm2_2.4.31+git20120302.be30d350-0ubuntu0sarvatt~natty_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libdrm-radeon1_2.4.31+git20120302.be30d350-0ubuntu0sarvatt~natty_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libdrm-nouveau1a_2.4.31+git20120302.be30d350-0ubuntu0sarvatt~natty_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libkms1_2.4.31+git20120302.be30d350-0ubuntu0sarvatt~natty_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libdrm-intel1_2.4.31+git20120302.be30d350-0ubuntu0sarvatt~natty_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libgbm1_8.0.0~git20120208+8.0.e86d90eb-0ubuntu0sarvatt~oneiric~natty2_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libgl1-mesa-dev_8.0.0~git20120208+8.0.e86d90eb-0ubuntu0sarvatt~oneiric~natty2_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/mesa-common-dev_8.0.0~git20120208+8.0.e86d90eb-0ubuntu0sarvatt~oneiric~natty2_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libgl1-mesa-dri_8.0.0~git20120208+8.0.e86d90eb-0ubuntu0sarvatt~oneiric~natty2_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libgl1-mesa-glx_8.0.0~git20120208+8.0.e86d90eb-0ubuntu0sarvatt~oneiric~natty2_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libegl1-mesa-drivers_8.0.0~git20120208+8.0.e86d90eb-0ubuntu0sarvatt~oneiric~natty2_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libglapi-mesa_8.0.0~git20120208+8.0.e86d90eb-0ubuntu0sarvatt~oneiric~natty2_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libopenvg1-mesa_8.0.0~git20120208+8.0.e86d90eb-0ubuntu0sarvatt~oneiric~natty2_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libwayland0_0.85.0+git20120301.eccc324c-0ubuntu0ricotz~natty_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libegl1-mesa_8.0.0~git20120208+8.0.e86d90eb-0ubuntu0sarvatt~oneiric~natty2_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libglu1-mesa-dev_8.0.0~git20120208+8.0.e86d90eb-0ubuntu0sarvatt~oneiric~natty2_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/libglu1-mesa_8.0.0~git20120208+8.0.e86d90eb-0ubuntu0sarvatt~oneiric~natty2_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.38-13-generic_2.6.38-13.57_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/ttf-symbol-replacement-wine1.3_1.4~rc6-0ubuntu1~ppa1~natty2_all.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-user-guide_3.0.0+git20110406ubuntu12_all.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/ubuntu-docs_11.04.4_all.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/wine1.3_1.4~rc6-0ubuntu1~ppa1~natty2_amd64.deb /var/cache/apt/archives/apt_0.8.13.2ubuntu4.4_amd64.deb
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF8
  Signal: 6
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  StacktraceTop:
   raise (sig=6) at ../nptl/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/raise.c:64
   abort () at abort.c:92
   __assert_fail (assertion=0x426a85 "r == stab.st_size", file=<value optimized out>, line=968, function=<value optimized out>) at assert.c:81
   ?? ()
   ?? ()
  Title: dpkg assert failure: dpkg: ../../src/archives.c:968: tarobject: Assertion `r == stab.st_size' failed.
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-08-02 (218 days ago)
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