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[Bug 2121378] Re: package ncurses-bin 6.4+20240113-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-split returned error exit status 2

 

The df output suggests this was on a live system. And, seeing lots of
i/o errors, so maybe this is a mem/hardware defect?

** Changed in: ncurses (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  package ncurses-bin 6.4+20240113-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade:
  subprocess dpkg-split returned error exit status 2

Status in ncurses package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt install --reinstall ncurses-bin
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree... Done
  Reading state information... Done
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  Need to get 188 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
  Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/main amd64 ncurses-bin amd64 6.4+20240113-1ubuntu2 [188 kB]
  Fetched 188 kB in 3s (73.2 kB/s)      
  Bus error (core dumped)
  dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute split package reassembly (dpkg-split): Input/output error
  dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/ncurses-bin_6.4+20240113-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
   subprocess dpkg-split returned error exit status 2
  sh: 1: /bin/dmesg: Input/output error
                                       Errors were encountered while processing:
   /var/cache/apt/archives/ncurses-bin_6.4+20240113-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
  Segmentation fault
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
  Package: ncurses-bin 6.4+20240113-1ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.14.0-27.27~24.04.1-generic 6.14.6
  Uname: Linux 6.14.0-27-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: zfs uas usb_storage polyval_clmulni ghash_clmulni_intel aesni_intel
  AptOrdering:
   ncurses-bin:amd64: Install
   ncurses-bin:amd64: Configure
   NULL: ConfigurePending
  Architecture: amd64
  CloudArchitecture: x86_64
  CloudID: nocloud
  CloudName: unknown
  CloudPlatform: nocloud
  CloudSubPlatform: seed-dir (/var/lib/cloud/seed/nocloud)
  Date: Mon Aug 25 23:50:35 2025
  Dmesg:
   
  ErrorMessage: subprocess dpkg-split returned error exit status 2
  PythonDetails: N/A
  SourcePackage: ncurses
  Title: package ncurses-bin 6.4+20240113-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess dpkg-split returned error exit status 2
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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