As I said before, this message popped up when I logged in, so my assumption is that it was the Update Manager that tried loading the file and ran into the problem. Unfortunately (for analysis purposes, I suppose), python2.6 was installed successfully before my being able to run the 'sudo service apport start force_start=1' you recommended. I guess we'll never know what the issue was, sorry!
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/806130 Title: package python2.6 2.6.6-6ubuntu7 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile returned error exit status 2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python2.6/+bug/806130/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
