package console-tools 1:0.2.3dbs-65ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade:

Bug #206031 reported by frank
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
console-tools (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: console-tools

Just using the alt install CD from Ubuntu 7.10 to 8.04 Beta

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Mar 24 10:14:05 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage:
 ErrorMessage: package console-tools is already installed and configured
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: console-tools 1:0.2.3dbs-65ubuntu5
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: console-tools
Title: package console-tools 1:0.2.3dbs-65ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade:
Uname: Linux 2.6.22-14-386 i686

From apt-term.log:
Preparing to replace console-tools 1:0.2.3dbs-65ubuntu5 (using .../console-tools_0.2.3dbs-65ubuntu7_i386.deb) ...

Ignoring nonregistered document lct

Unpacking replacement console-tools ...

dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)

dpkg: error processing /cdrom//pool/main/c/console-tools/console-tools_0.2.3dbs-65ubuntu7_i386.deb (--unpack):

 short read in buffer_copy (backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/share/doc/console-tools/examples/utflist.long.gz')

[...]
Errors were encountered while processing:

 /cdrom//pool/main/c/console-tools/console-tools_0.2.3dbs-65ubuntu7_i386.deb

[...]
Setting up libconsole (1:0.2.3dbs-65ubuntu7) ...

dpkg: error processing console-tools (--configure):

 package console-tools is already installed and configured

[...]
Errors were encountered while processing:

 console-tools

 samba

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frank (frankferguson) wrote :
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Sense Egbert Hofstede (sense) wrote :

Thank you for reporting this bug, However, we still need some more information before we can pass it on to the developers. Can you please include the contents of /var/log/dist-upgrade? Thanks.

Changed in console-tools:
assignee: nobody → qense
status: New → Incomplete
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frank (frankferguson) wrote :

tar'd up /var/log/dist-upgrade for you.

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Sense Egbert Hofstede (sense) wrote :

The report contains enough information to be confirmed.
The error logs report about a short read in buffer_copy (backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/share/doc/console-tools/examples/utflist.long.gz').

Changed in console-tools:
assignee: qense → nobody
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
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Sense Egbert Hofstede (sense) wrote :

This could be a problem with the CD. At the boot menu when booting from the CD there is an option to check the integrity of the CD. Please do that check and report it results here.
Thanks in advance.

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frank (frankferguson) wrote :

CD checks out fine

[!!] Configuring cdrom-checker-menu
Integrity test successful
The CD-ROM integrity test was successful. The CD-ROM is valid

Daniel Hahler (blueyed)
description: updated
Changed in console-tools:
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Confirmed → Triaged
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