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" ** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: linux-firmware (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- 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/1402969 Title: package linux-firmware 1.127.8 failed to install/upgrade: cannot copy extracted data for './lib/firmware/ctfw-3.2.1.1.bin' to '/lib/firmware/ctfw-3.2.1.1.bin.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream Status in linux-firmware package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I got this message while doing an apt-get dist-upgrade on my system. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: linux-firmware 1.127.8 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-40.69-generic 3.13.11.10 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-40-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Dec 16 08:23:36 2014 Dependencies: DuplicateSignature: package:linux-firmware:1.127.8:cannot copy extracted data for './lib/firmware/ctfw-3.2.1.1.bin' to '/lib/firmware/ctfw-3.2.1.1.bin.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream ErrorMessage: cannot copy extracted data for './lib/firmware/ctfw-3.2.1.1.bin' to '/lib/firmware/ctfw-3.2.1.1.bin.dpkg-new': unexpected end of file or stream PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: linux-firmware Title: package linux-firmware 1.127.8 failed to install/upgrade: cannot copy extracted data for './lib/firmware/ctfw-3.2.1.1.bin' to '/lib/firmware/ctfw-3.2.1.1.bin.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/1402969/+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