package mysql-server-5.0 None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.0.list] failed to install/upgrade: corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive

Bug #300330 reported by Scott Webb
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mysql-dfsg-5.0 (Ubuntu)
Invalid
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Bug Description

From the error message, I presume the tarball is corrupt.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Nov 20 10:14:30 2008
Dependencies:

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive
NonfreeKernelModules: ath_hal
Package: mysql-server-5.0 None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.0.list]
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: mysql-dfsg-5.0
Title: package mysql-server-5.0 None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/mysql-server-5.0.list] failed to install/upgrade: corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-21-generic i686

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Scott Webb (three-pistols) wrote :
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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote :

Thanks for your report.

The error is due to a corrupted archive. Please run the following command and tell if it helps:
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --reinstall mysql-server-5.0

Changed in mysql-dfsg-5.0:
status: New → Incomplete
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Scott Webb (three-pistols) wrote :

That worked. Thanks.

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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote :

Thanks for following up. I'm closing this report due to your last comment. Don't hesitate to submit any new bug.

Changed in mysql-dfsg-5.0:
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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