[Bug 1260321] Re: dpkg-deb unable to install/upgrade oracle-java8-installer

[Brian Murray]

The package you are having an issue with, oracle-
java8-installer_8b119-0~webupd8~0_all.deb, is not one provided in the
official Ubuntu repositories and subsequently there is nothing Ubuntu
developers can do to fix the issue with that package.

** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  dpkg-deb unable to install/upgrade oracle-java8-installer

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Running a 10.04 LTS machine (32-bit) and it seem that the oracle-
  java8-installer now uses the more recent compression option that is
  not supported by the version of dpkg that is currently used by 10.04

  Indirectly this is a security risk as java is well known for
  vulnerabilities and being unable to update a package when it has come
  through the official repository is a problem!

  Upon running 'apt-get upgrade' this was the error message:

  Preparing to replace oracle-java8-installer 8b115-0~webupd8~0 (using .../oracle-java8-installer_8b119-0~webupd8~0_all.deb) ...
  oracle-license-v1-1 license has already been accepted
  Unpacking replacement oracle-java8-installer ...
  dpkg-deb: file `/var/cache/apt/archives/oracle-java8-installer_8b119-0~webupd8~0_all.deb' contains ununderstood data member data.tar.xz     , giving up
  dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/oracle-java8-installer_8b119-0~webupd8~0_all.deb (--unpack):
   subprocess dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile returned error exit status 2

  System information:

  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS
  Release:	10.04

  $ apt-cache policy dpkg
  dpkg:
    Installed: 1.15.5.6ubuntu4.6
    Candidate: 1.15.5.6ubuntu4.6
    Version table:
   *** 1.15.5.6ubuntu4.6 0
          500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       1.15.5.6ubuntu4.5 0
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages
       1.15.5.6ubuntu4 0
          500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages

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