Me too affected by this same problem while upgrading Intel Graphics Drivers Utility [See attachment].
But this sorted out my issue [it seems] - sudo dpkg -i <packagename>.deb sundaravenkataraman@sundaravenkataraman-laptop:~$ cd Downloads sundaravenkataraman@sundaravenkataraman-laptop:~/Downloads$ ls *.deb gnome-terminal_3.6.1-0ubuntu4.1_i386.deb intel-linux-graphics-installer_1.0.2-0intel1_i386.deb mmc_1.8.2_i386.deb teamviewer_linux.deb gnome-terminal-data_3.6.1-0ubuntu4.1_all.deb intel-linux-graphics-installer_1.0.3_i386.deb mmc_1.8.4_i386.deb google-talkplugin_current_i386.deb intel-linux-graphics-installer_1.0.4-0intel1_i386.deb seafile_2.0.4_i386.deb insync_1.0.24_i386.deb jre_1.7.021-1_i386.deb seafile_2.1.1_i386.deb sundaravenkataraman@sundaravenkataraman-laptop:~/Downloads$ sudo dpkg -i intel-linux-graphics-installer_1.0.4-0intel1_i386.deb [sudo] password for sundaravenkataraman: (Reading database ... 968455 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack intel-linux-graphics-installer_1.0.4-0intel1_i386.deb ... Unpacking intel-linux-graphics-installer (1.0.4-0intel1) over (1.0.3) ... Setting up intel-linux-graphics-installer (1.0.4-0intel1) ... Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.10.1-0ubuntu2) ... Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.1+14.04.20140310-0ubuntu1) ... Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index... Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for mime-support (3.54ubuntu1) ... sundaravenkataraman@sundaravenkataraman-laptop:~/Downloads$ Hoping this will be useful to you... ** Attachment added: "Package operation failed while tried to upgrade Intel Package Manager v1.0.2 to v1.0.4 via Ubuntu Software Center" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/1290228/+attachment/4038122/+files/140320-125716-01.jpg -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to software-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1290228 Title: (14.04) Unable to install external deb packages "Package operation Failed" Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Attempting to install external .deb packages results in the error "Package operation Failed" Screenshot here: https://ikt.id.au/uploads/fail.png A work around is manually installing the packages using "sudo dpkg -i package.deb" --- ApportVersion: 2.13.3-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-01 (8 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016) Package: gdm 3.10.0.1-0ubuntu3 PackageArchitecture: amd64 ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-16.36-generic 3.13.5 Tags: trusty third-party-packages Uname: Linux 3.13.0-16-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-03-03 (6 days ago) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-center/+bug/1290228/+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