It appears the .deb file is corrupt. You may need to run the following:
sudo apt-get install -f sudo apt-get clean sudo apt-get update Then re-install the package. If that does not resolve your issue, please mark the bug as "Confirmed" -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-firmware in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1395302 Title: package linux-firmware 1.127.5 failed to install/upgrade: cannot copy extracted data for './lib/firmware/mwl8k/fmimage_8687.fw' to '/lib/firmware/mwl8k/fmimage_8687.fw.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream Status in “linux-firmware” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: package linux-firmware 1.127.5 failed to install/upgrade: cannot copy extracted data for './lib/firmware/mwl8k/fmimage_8687.fw' to '/lib/firmware/mwl8k/fmimage_8687.fw.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream when i was installing " libc6-i386 libglib2.0-0:i386 libsm6:i386 libglu1-mesa:i386 libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 libxext6:i386 libxrender1:i386 libx11-6:i386 libfontconfig1:i386 lsb-core" ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: linux-firmware 1.127.5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-39.66-generic 3.13.11.8 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-39-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat Nov 22 11:40:16 2014 Dependencies: DuplicateSignature: package:linux-firmware:1.127.5:cannot copy extracted data for './lib/firmware/mwl8k/fmimage_8687.fw' to '/lib/firmware/mwl8k/fmimage_8687.fw.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream ErrorMessage: cannot copy extracted data for './lib/firmware/mwl8k/fmimage_8687.fw' to '/lib/firmware/mwl8k/fmimage_8687.fw.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-22 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: linux-firmware Title: package linux-firmware 1.127.5 failed to install/upgrade: cannot copy extracted data for './lib/firmware/mwl8k/fmimage_8687.fw' to '/lib/firmware/mwl8k/fmimage_8687.fw.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/+bug/1395302/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp