Yes, it came to my mind while reading this bugreport: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/524919
I could resolve these errors by debugging with dpkg -D163 e.g.: Preparing to replace enscript 1.6.4-12ubuntu0.8.04.1 (using .../enscript_1.6.5-1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement enscript ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/enscript_1.6.5-1_amd64.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/usr/share/enscript/hl/octave.st', which is also in package octave3.0 1:3.0.0-9ubuntu1 dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) [...] r...@ubuntu:~# dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/enscript_1.6.5-1_amd64.deb (Reading database ... 550292 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace enscript 1.6.5-1 (using .../enscript_1.6.5-1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement enscript ... dpkg: ../../src/archives.c:763: tarobject: Assertion `r == stab.st_size' failed. Aborted r...@ubuntu:~# dpkg -i --force-overwrite -D163 /var/cache/apt/archives/enscript_1.6.5-1_amd64.deb (Reading database ... 550292 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace enscript 1.6.5-1 (using .../enscript_1.6.5-1_amd64.deb) ... D000020: process_archive conffile `/etc/enscript.cfg' package=enscript same hash=a07c6bdfa820e78cb6c570434e9e5187 D000001: process_archive oldversionstatus=broken due to failed removal or installation D000002: maintainer_script_new nonexistent preinst `/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/preinst' Unpacking replacement enscript ... D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`/.' tmp=`/..dpkg-tmp' new=`/..dpkg-new' [...] D000100: setupvnamevbs main=`/usr/share/doc/enscript/index.html' tmp=`/usr/share/doc/enscript/index.html.dpkg-tmp' new=`/usr/share/doc/enscript/index.html.dpkg-new' D000100: tarobject already exists D000100: tarobject SymbolicLink creating dpkg: ../../src/archives.c:763: tarobject: Assertion `r == stab.st_size' failed. Aborted r...@ubuntu:~# mv -v /usr/share/doc/enscript/index.html /usr/share/doc/enscript/index.html_old `/usr/share/doc/enscript/index.html' -> `/usr/share/doc/enscript/index.html_old' r...@ubuntu:~# dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/enscript_1.6.5-1_amd64.deb (Reading database ... 550292 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace enscript 1.6.5-1 (using .../enscript_1.6.5-1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement enscript ... Setting up enscript (1.6.5-1) ... Installing new version of config file /etc/enscript.cfg ... Processing triggers for install-info ... I then moved the doc folder to an ext3 partitition and symlinked it again. Now everything seems to be fine. Please, feel free to close this bugreport. -- dpkg: ../../src/archives.c:763: tarobject: Assertion `r == stab.st_size' failed. Aborted https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/573696 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
