On Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 10:42:05 AM UTC-7, Chris Peeples wrote:
Aaron:
When I try to upgrade to Zoom 5, I get an error message with the following detail:
"Lintian check results for /tmp/mozilla_hecp0/zoom_amd64.deb:
no entry control.tar.gz in archive
gzip: stdin: unexpected end of file
/bin/tar: Child returned status 1
/bin/tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now"
It gives me the choice to install anyway, but I don't want to do that if it will break Ubuntu. I only have the free version of Zoom, so I can't set up a ticket with their support center -- fair enough, you can't expect personal service on a free product.
-- Chris Peeples --
Also don't have an answer (like Tom L), but the Zoom Download Center's Zoom Client for Linux and Zoom Extension for
Browsers is at https://zoom.us/download , so you (Chris) could try again
to correctly download and install the latest zoom_amd64.deb for Ubuntu 14.04+ (version 5.0.408598.0517 as of this very writing).
If these steps again fail to correctly install the Zoom Client, then based upon the above, at least the following leading-links may yield some initial answers to what may be the problem....
- - Unix and Linux Stack Exchange's 'What is Lintian for?' https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/147863/what-is-lintian-for
- - Current (as of ~2020-05-21) Lintian Reports (Beta Testing) for zoom-player 1.1.5~dfsg-5 at https://lintian.debian.org/sources/zoom-player/1.1.5~dfsg-5.html
- - GeeksforGeeks 'ar command in Linux with examples' at https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/ar-command-in-linux-with-examples/
- - Kali Training forum's posting 'Topic: 8.4. APT Package Reference |
Error Message Fix' at
https://kali.training/forums/topic/8-4-apt-package-reference-error-message-fix/
which uses 'ar' command and quotes the exact "no entry control.tar.gz" error message as above
- - The Debian Administrator's Handbook '5.1. Structure of a Binary Package' at https://debian-handbook.info/browse/stable/packaging-system.html which shows the use of 'ar x <packagename>_amd64.deb' followed by the Linux command 'tar tzf control.tar.gz'
-A