Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. It seems that there was an error on your system when trying to install a particular package. Please execute the following command, as it will clear your package cache, in a terminal:
sudo apt-get clean 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: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Tags added: short-read -- Problems started occurring when i added 'mediubuntu' to the package sources list: package smbclient 2:3.3.2-1ubuntu3.1 failed to install/upgrade: short read in buffer_copy (backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/bin/rpcclient') https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/440772 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs