package samba-common-bin 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

Binary package hint: samba

paul@paul-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
  libnautilus-extension1 samba-common
2 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
7 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/458kB of archives.
After this operation, 8,192B disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 179598 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace samba-common 2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.6 (using .../samba-common_2%3a3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3_all.deb) ...
update-alternatives: error: /var/lib/dpkg/alternatives/nmblookup corrupt: invalid status
dpkg: warning: old pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/samba-common_2%3a3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3_all.deb (--unpack):
 there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up
Preparing to replace libnautilus-extension1 1:2.28.1-0ubuntu3 (using .../libnautilus-extension1_1%3a2.30.0-0ubuntu4_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libnautilus-extension1 ...
dpkg-deb (subprocess): error in buffer_read(stream): failed to write to pipe in copy: Input/output error
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste returned error exit status 2
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libnautilus-extension1_1%3a2.30.0-0ubuntu4_i386.deb (--unpack):
 short read in buffer_copy (backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/share/doc/libnautilus-extension1/changelog.Debian.gz')
No apport report written because the error message indicates a dpkg I/O error
                                                                             Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/samba-common_2%3a3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3_all.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libnautilus-extension1_1%3a2.30.0-0ubuntu4_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
paul@paul-desktop:~$

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: samba-common-bin 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
Architecture: i386
BothFailedConnect: Yes
Date: Mon May 3 20:34:41 2010
DpkgTerminalLog:

ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
SambaServerRegression: Yes
SourcePackage: samba
Title: package samba-common-bin 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2