package linux-headers-4.8.0-28 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to open '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.8.0-28/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_para.h.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted

[sonofapharmacist]

Description: Ubuntu 16.10
Release: 16.10

linux-headers-4.8.0-28:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 4.8.0-28.30
  Version table:
     4.8.0-28.30 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-updates/main i386 Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety-security/main i386 Packages

just my daily cron for updates i think, same thing happened a few weeks ago. while troubleshooting i thought i killed my rig. i don't remember what ultimately got me around this before.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: linux-headers-4.8.0-28 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-27.29-generic 4.8.1
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-27-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl nvidia_uvm nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/pcmC1D7p: sonofapharmacist 4896 F...m pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1: sonofapharmacist 4896 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC2: sonofapharmacist 4896 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: sonofapharmacist 4896 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Wed Nov 30 08:01:03 2016
DuplicateSignature:
 package:linux-headers-4.8.0-28:(not installed)
 Unpacking linux-headers-4.8.0-28 (4.8.0-28.30) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-DFBIht/4-linux-headers-4.8.0-28_4.8.0-28.30_all.deb (--unpack):
  unable to open '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.8.0-28/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_para.h.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted
ErrorMessage: unable to open '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.8.0-28/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_para.h.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=0f89be68-7239-4405-8117-0ca76d46586f
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-02 (577 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth1 no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. P35-DS3L
ProcFB:

ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-27-generic root=UUID=262d5234-9457-4436-bed6-39d81bc408b1 ro quiet splash
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu11
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-headers-4.8.0-28 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: unable to open '/usr/src/linux-headers-4.8.0-28/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_para.h.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/29/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F7
dmi.board.name: P35-DS3L
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF7:bd11/29/2007:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnP35-DS3L:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnP35-DS3L:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: P35-DS3L
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This change was made by a bot.

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

You may need to run the following from a terminal:

sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

Then re-install the package or updates.

If that does not resolve your issue, please mark the bug as "Confirmed"

[bart heuts (b-heuts)]

I had this problem and it turned out to be caused by Sophos Anti Virus. I solved it by temporarily disabling the on-access scan. After that

sudo apt-get -f install

fixed the dependency problem

[David Mack (barid42)]

Confirm that Sophos AV was causing this error for me as well. Temporary disable corrected.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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