[SWLUG] bloody ubuntu ;-)

[Dick Bain]

using easyubuntu I have tried to sort out my broken Breezy
installation but I get the following error message:
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 63664 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking bc (from .../archives/bc_1.06-17_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/bc_1.06-17_i386.deb
(--unpack): corrupted filesystem tarfile - corrupted package archive:
Success
Unpacking xfonts-100dpi (from .../xfonts-100dpi_6.8.2.1-4_all.deb) ...
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/xfonts-100dpi_6.8.2.1-4_all.deb (--unpack):
 short read in buffer_copy (backend dpkg-deb during
`./usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/charBI24.pcf.gz')
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/bc_1.06-17_i386.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/xfonts-100dpi_6.8.2.1-4_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

does anyone know how I can sort it?
TIA
Ddopey Dick

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