[Bug 1804036] Re: package apt 1.6.1 failed to install/upgrade: unable to stat './usr/share/bash-completion/completions/apt' (which I was about to install): Input/output error

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** Tags added: hardware-error

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

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

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Title:
  package apt 1.6.1 failed to install/upgrade: unable to stat
  './usr/share/bash-completion/completions/apt' (which I was about to
  install): Input/output error

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  All info has been provided in the report

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: apt 1.6.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Nov 19 09:27:23 2018
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Preparing to unpack .../archives/apt_1.6.6_amd64.deb ...
   Unpacking apt (1.6.6) over (1.6.1) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/apt_1.6.6_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    unable to stat './usr/share/bash-completion/completions/apt' (which I was about to install): Input/output error
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:apt:1.6.1
   Unpacking apt (1.6.6) over (1.6.1) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/apt_1.6.6_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    unable to stat './usr/share/bash-completion/completions/apt' (which I was about to install): Input/output error
  ErrorMessage: unable to stat './usr/share/bash-completion/completions/apt' (which I was about to install): Input/output error
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-11-11 (8 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.6, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3ubuntu1
  PythonDetails: /root/Error: command ['which', 'python'] failed with exit code 1:, Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: "/root/Error: command ['which', 'python'] failed with exit code 1:": "/root/Error: command ['which', 'python'] failed with exit code 1:", unpackaged
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.1
   apt  1.6.1
  SourcePackage: apt
  Title: package apt 1.6.1 failed to install/upgrade: unable to stat './usr/share/bash-completion/completions/apt' (which I was about to install): Input/output error
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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