Software update unexpected error on installation

I was updating with the latest combo updater to 10.4.11 from 10.4.8, and iphoto 6.0.6 and backup 3.1.2 and I get a message that an error occurred and the software couldn't be installed. Quit software update and try from Finder. I did with same results. Used disk utility to repair permissions and no luck.
Even if I just try to install one of the three I get the same results. Have 2.1Gb available disc space.
Any ideas?

Hi.
You say you have 2.1 Gb free, but, what's the size of your hard drive? Less than 15% of free space on your hd is a recipe for disaster in OS X.
If there's less than 15% of free space, then you should transfer or delete files in order to free up space beyond the 15%, and also clear the Software Update cache by moving to the Desktop or trashing these two directories:
/Library/Caches/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate
/Users/youruserfolder/Library/Caches/com.apple.SoftwareUpdate
and launching Software Update again.
Good Luck.
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