Just had this error trying to update the gwibber-service package, on an oneiric beta live-usb (which has persistence and recent updates).
dpkg version is 1.16.0.3 (i386). Attached is the output from dpkg -i -D131 gwibber- service_3.2.0-0ubuntu1_all.deb ** Attachment added: "Output from dpkg -i -D131 gwibber-service_3.2.0-0ubuntu1_all.deb" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/573696/+attachment/2484367/+files/dpkg-output.txt ** Tags added: oneiric -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/573696 Title: dpkg: ../../src/archives.c:763: tarobject: Assertion `r == stab.st_size' failed. Aborted To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/573696/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
