[Bug 462928] [NEW] package mysql-server-5.0 None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.0.list] failed to install/upgrade: corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive

[Stephen G Nies]

Public bug reported:

I was trying to install mysql-server and received the following message;

sgnies at server1:~$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem. 
sgnies at server1:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
sgnies at server1:~$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  libdbd-mysql-perl libdbi-perl libnet-daemon-perl libplrpc-perl mysql-client-5.0 mysql-server-5.0
Suggested packages:
  dbishell libcompress-zlib-perl mysql-doc-5.0 tinyca
Recommended packages:
  libhtml-template-perl mailx
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libdbd-mysql-perl libdbi-perl libnet-daemon-perl libplrpc-perl mysql-client-5.0 mysql-server mysql-server-5.0
0 upgraded, 7 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 36.3MB of archives.
After this operation, 107MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main libnet-daemon-perl 0.38-1.1 [45.9kB]
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main libplrpc-perl 0.2017-1.1 [35.0kB]
Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main libdbi-perl 1.601-1 [771kB]
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main libdbd-mysql-perl 4.005-1 [134kB]
Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main mysql-client-5.0 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 [7826kB]
Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main mysql-server-5.0 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 [27.4MB]                                                          
Get:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy-updates/main mysql-server 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4 [54.2kB]                                                              
Fetched 36.3MB in 2min32s (238kB/s)                                                                                                                         
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package libnet-daemon-perl.
(Reading database ... 95481 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libnet-daemon-perl (from .../libnet-daemon-perl_0.38-1.1_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libplrpc-perl.
Unpacking libplrpc-perl (from .../libplrpc-perl_0.2017-1.1_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libdbi-perl.
Unpacking libdbi-perl (from .../libdbi-perl_1.601-1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libdbd-mysql-perl.
Unpacking libdbd-mysql-perl (from .../libdbd-mysql-perl_4.005-1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package mysql-client-5.0.
Unpacking mysql-client-5.0 (from .../mysql-client-5.0_5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package mysql-server-5.0.
Unpacking mysql-server-5.0 (from .../mysql-server-5.0_5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4_i386.deb (--unpack):
 corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Selecting previously deselected package mysql-server.
Unpacking mysql-server (from .../mysql-server_5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4_all.deb) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.0_5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.4_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
sgnies at server1:~$ 

Your assistance is appreciated!

Thank You!
Steve

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Oct 28 16:33:44 2009
Dependencies:
 
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive
Package: mysql-server-5.0 None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.0.list]
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.0
Title: package mysql-server-5.0 None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.0.list] failed to install/upgrade: corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-25-server i686

** Affects: mysql-dfsg-5.0 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-package

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package mysql-server-5.0 None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.0.list] failed to install/upgrade: corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive
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