Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. It seems that there was an error on your system when trying to install a particular package. Please execute the following command, as it will clear your package cache, in a terminal:
sudo apt-get clean Then try performing the update again. This will likely resolve your issue, but the failure could be caused by filesystem or memory corruption. So please also run a fsck on your filesystem(s) and a memory test. Thanks in advance! [This is an automated message. I apologize if it reached you inappropriately; please just reply to this message indicating so.] ** Tags added: short-read ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1081892 Title: package firefox 16.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/firefox/libxul.so' Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: no update ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: firefox 16.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-33.52-generic 3.2.31 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-33-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. AplayDevices: **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu15 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: bazolo 1699 F.... pulseaudio BuildID: 20121025210744 CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found. Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfe9fc000 irq 46' Mixer name : 'SigmaTel STAC9228' Components : 'HDA:83847616,10280286,00100402' Controls : 21 Simple ctrls : 13 Channel: Unavailable CurrentDmesg: [ 71.128064] eth1: no IPv6 routers present Date: Wed Nov 21 23:21:34 2012 DuplicateSignature: Unpacking replacement firefox ... dpkg-deb (subprocess): data: internal gzip read error: '<fd:4>: invalid block type' dpkg-deb: error: subprocess <decompress> returned error exit status 2 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/firefox_17.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1_amd64.deb (--unpack): short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/firefox/libxul.so' ErrorMessage: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/firefox/libxul.so' ForcedLayersAccel: False IfupdownConfig: # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8) auto lo iface lo inet loopback IpRoute: default via 192.168.0.1 dev eth1 proto static 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth1 scope link metric 1000 192.168.0.0/24 dev eth1 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.0.139 metric 2 MarkForUpload: True NoProfiles: True PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. RunningIncompatibleAddons: False SourcePackage: firefox Title: package firefox 16.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: short read on buffer copy for backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/firefox/libxul.so' UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 05/05/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A00 dmi.board.name: 0C236D dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA00:bd05/05/2008:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron1318:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0C236D:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr: dmi.product.name: Inspiron 1318 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1081892/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp