[Bug 748729] Re: package libx11-dev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive

[Marcel Stimberg]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
Ubuntu better. It seems that there was an error caused by a corrupted
archive. Please execute the following commands, as it will clear your
package cache, in a terminal ( Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal )
:

sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

Then try performing the update again. This will likely resolve your
issue. If so please set the bug's status to Invalid. Thanks in advance!

** Changed in: software-center (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  package libx11-dev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade:
  corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive

Status in “software-center” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I'm not certain what caused this error but I was installing "eclipse integrated development environment" from the "Ubuntu Software Center" and I think it was related to that. The Eclipse package seems to have installed correctly and runs as expected. After the libx11 crash I also got message boxes saying the "items cannot be installed until package catalog is repaired" but clicking repair gives the error "Package Operation Failed." These two messages now appear every time I try to use the Ubuntu Software Center.
  This is in Ubuntu Natty Beta1 on Intel hardware running in an Oracle VirtualBox machine.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: libx11-dev (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-7.39-generic 2.6.38
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-7-generic i686
  AptOrdering:
   libx11-dev: Install
   libx11-dev: Configure
   libxt-dev: Configure
  Architecture: i386
  CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
  CompositorRunning: None
  CurrentDmesg:
   [   16.363759] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
   [   19.184044] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
   [   25.748849] Intel AES-NI instructions are not detected.
   [   25.756865] padlock_aes: VIA PadLock not detected.
  Date: Sat Apr  2 16:50:59 2011
  DistUpgraded: Fresh install
  DistroCodename: natty
  DistroVariant: ubuntu
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Unpacking libx11-dev (from .../libx11-dev_2%3a1.4.1-5ubuntu2_i386.deb) ...
   dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libx11-dev_2%3a1.4.1-5ubuntu2_i386.deb (--unpack):
    corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive
  ErrorMessage: corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive
  GdmLog1:
   
  GdmLog2:
   
  GraphicsCard: InnoTek Systemberatung GmbH VirtualBox Graphics Adapter [80ee:beef] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta i386 (20110330)
  Lsusb:
   Bus 001 Device 002: ID 80ee:0021  
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
  MachineType: innotek GmbH VirtualBox
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-7-generic root=UUID=441d18f6-cde5-4d7f-bd80-a04956afe147 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  Renderer: Unknown
  SourcePackage: libx11
  Title: package libx11-dev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2006
  dmi.bios.vendor: innotek GmbH
  dmi.bios.version: VirtualBox
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvninnotekGmbH:bvrVirtualBox:bd12/01/2006:svninnotekGmbH:pnVirtualBox:pvr1.2:
  dmi.product.name: VirtualBox
  dmi.product.version: 1.2
  dmi.sys.vendor: innotek GmbH
  version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.4git20110322-0ubuntu5
  version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu5
  version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10.1-0ubuntu3
  version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu11
  version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.14.0-0ubuntu4
  version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-4ubuntu4
  version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu6