Unable to install a large package

When deploying a custom solution to a Sitecore XP instance, installing a package might fail if the package size exceeds 2047 megabytes. An error similar to the following can be found in the logs:

Exception: System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException
Message: Specified argument was out of the range of valid values.
Parameter name: count
Source: System
   at System.IO.Compression.DeflateStream.ValidateParameters(Byte[] array, Int32 offset, Int32 count)
   at System.IO.Compression.DeflateStream.Read(Byte[] array, Int32 offset, Int32 count)
   at Sitecore.Zip.Utils.LimitedReadOnlyStream.Read(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 count)
   at Sitecore.Install.StreamUtil.Copy(Stream from, Stream to, Int32 bufferSize)
   at Sitecore.Install.Zip.PackageReader.Populate(ISink`1 sink)
   at Sitecore.Shell.Applications.Install.Dialogs.InstallPackage.InstallPackageForm.LoadPackage()
   at Sitecore.Shell.Applications.Install.Dialogs.InstallPackage.InstallPackageForm.ActivePageChanging(String page, String& newpage)
   at Sitecore.Web.UI.Pages.WizardForm.set_Active(String value)

Exception: System.IO.IOException
Message: An attempt was made to move the file pointer before the beginning of the file.
Source: mscorlib
   at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
   at System.IO.FileStream.SeekCore(Int64 offset, SeekOrigin origin)
   at System.IO.FileStream.Seek(Int64 offset, SeekOrigin origin)
   at Sitecore.Zip.ZipReader.d__0.MoveNext()
   at Sitecore.Zip.ZipReader.GetEntry(String entryName)
   at Sitecore.Install.Zip.PackageReader.Populate(ISink`1 sink)
   at Sitecore.Shell.Applications.Install.Dialogs.InstallPackage.InstallPackageForm.LoadPackage()
   at Sitecore.Shell.Applications.Install.Dialogs.InstallPackage.InstallPackageForm.ActivePageChanging(String page, String& newpage)
   at Sitecore.Web.UI.Pages.WizardForm.set_Active(String value)
   at Sitecore.Web.UI.HtmlControls.Button.DoClick(Message message)

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