[Bug 988572] [NEW] installarchive() error when running update manager

[David Wood]

Public bug reported:

Ubuntu 11.10 Update manager always generates a database error on
completion of an update. Problem seems to be getting worse as Synaptic
Package Manager will no longer run.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: dpkg 1.16.0.3ubuntu5.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-19.33-generic 3.0.27
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-19-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Apr 25 22:38:37 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: dpkg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-17 (191 days ago)

** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 oneiric

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Title:
  installarchive() error when running update manager

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 11.10 Update manager always generates a database error on
  completion of an update. Problem seems to be getting worse as Synaptic
  Package Manager will no longer run.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: dpkg 1.16.0.3ubuntu5.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-19.33-generic 3.0.27
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-19-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Apr 25 22:38:37 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-17 (191 days ago)

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