The most likely explanation is that this is not a directory on the user's system due some mismanipulation or corruption.
Thus marking as invalid. ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/294670 Title: cannot get gcc working after upgrade from 8.04 to 8.10 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs