The initial error here is due to a corrupt package but then dpkg tries to configure the package that failed to unpack:
2013-10-18 09:38:19,042 DEBUG failed to SystemUnLock() (E:Not locked) 2013-10-18 10:07:48,209 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: '/var/cache/apt/archives/syslinux-common_3%3a4.05+dfsg-6+deb7u3ubuntu1_all.deb': 'cannot copy extracted data for './usr/share/doc/syslinux/CodingStyle.txt.gz' to '/usr/share/doc/syslinux/CodingStyle.txt.gz.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream' 2013-10-18 10:07:48,209 DEBUG running apport_pkgfailure() syslinux-common: cannot copy extracted data for './usr/share/doc/syslinux/CodingStyle.txt.gz' to '/usr/share/doc/syslinux/CodingStyle.txt.gz.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream 2013-10-18 10:07:48,210 WARNING Failed to determine apport version (No module named apport.ui) 2013-10-18 10:07:48,217 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: '/var/cache/apt/archives/syslinux-common_3%3a4.05+dfsg-6+deb7u3ubuntu1_all.deb': 'cannot copy extracted data for './usr/share/doc/syslinux/CodingStyle.txt.gz' to '/usr/share/doc/syslinux/CodingStyle.txt.gz.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream' 2013-10-18 10:08:52,691 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'syslinux-common': 'package syslinux-common is already installed and configured' 2013-10-18 10:08:52,691 DEBUG running apport_pkgfailure() syslinux-common: package syslinux-common is already installed and configured -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1241385 Title: package syslinux-common 3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb7u2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package syslinux-common is already installed and configured To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/+bug/1241385/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
