Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic
from adept:
The error was:
APT Error. Context:
Running dpkg,
[ /usr/bin/dpkg, --status-fd, 3, --unpack,
/var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic_2.6.27-7.16_i386.deb ],
Sup-process returned error code 1,
Error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic_2.6.27-7.16_i386.deb :
unable to make backup link of `./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic' before
installing new version: Operation not permitted.
from Konsole:
ix...@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
ix...@ubuntu:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
dpkg: status database area is locked by another process
ix...@ubuntu:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
ix...@ubuntu:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
ix...@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/23.4MB of archives.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 94061 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.14 (using
.../linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic_2.6.27-7.16_i386.deb) ...
Done.
Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic ...
dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic_2.6.27-7.16_i386.deb
(--unpack):
unable to make backup link of `./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic' before
installing new version: Operation not permitted
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-9-generic
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic_2.6.27-7.16_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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update error: linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/318145
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