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package thunderbird 3.0.5 build2 nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive

Asked by Stephen Wight

Binary package hint: thunderbird

I don't know; it didn't install the update.

I'm using xubntu 10.4.1

I expected it to install
It didn't.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: thunderbird 3.0.5+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-23.37-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-23-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Aug 10 06:37:11 2010
ErrorMessage: corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
SourcePackage: thunderbird
Title: package thunderbird 3.0.5+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive

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This question was originally filed as bug #615790.

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Stephen Wight (srwight) said : 		#1
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Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson) said : 		#2

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Ubuntu better. Examining the information you have given us, this does not appear to be a bug report so we are closing it and converting it to a question in the support tracker. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but it would make more sense to raise problems you are having in the support tracker at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu if you are uncertain if they are bugs. For help on reporting bugs, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#When%20not%20to%20file%20a%20bug.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

I'd have thought this was a bug. Weird. Were you installing from the official repos?

May help:

sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove

And then retry. You may also benefit from using the mozilla ppa:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-mozilla-daily/ppa; sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get --reinstall install thunderbird

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SimonOR (voluntaryuk) said : 		#4

I had the same problem with jre-headless.
Fixed it by switching from UK servers to 'Main'.

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