package systemd 229-4ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of './bin/journalctl' before installing new version: Input/output error

[Charles Frank]

tried upgrading to 16.04.2 got system error during upgrade

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: systemd 229-4ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperVersion: 1.376
Date: Sat Jun 24 17:43:55 2017
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../systemd_229-4ubuntu17_amd64.deb ...
 Unpacking systemd (229-4ubuntu17) over (229-4ubuntu4) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/systemd_229-4ubuntu17_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  unable to make backup link of './bin/journalctl' before installing new version: Input/output error
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking systemd (229-4ubuntu17) over (229-4ubuntu4) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/systemd_229-4ubuntu17_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  unable to make backup link of './bin/journalctl' before installing new version: Input/output error
ErrorMessage: unable to make backup link of './bin/journalctl' before installing new version: Input/output error
JournalErrors: Error: command ['journalctl', '-b', '--priority=warning', '--lines=1000'] failed with exit code -7:
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard p6719c
ProcKernelCmdLine: file=/cdrom/preseed/hostname.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- maybe-ubiquity
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.10ubuntu1
SourcePackage: systemd
SystemdDelta:
 [EXTENDED] /lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service → /lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service.d/disable-with-time-daemon.conf
 [EXTENDED] /lib/systemd/system/rc-local.service → /lib/systemd/system/rc-local.service.d/debian.conf
 [EXTENDED] /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service → /lib/systemd/system/display-manager.service.d/xdiagnose.conf

 3 overridden configuration files found.
Title: package systemd 229-4ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of './bin/journalctl' before installing new version: Input/output error
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/28/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 6.11
dmi.board.name: 2AB1
dmi.board.vendor: FOXCONN
dmi.board.version: 1.00
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: MXX1070J1T
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr6.11:bd12/28/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnp6719c:pvr:rvnFOXCONN:rn2AB1:rvr1.00:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: p6719c
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking systemd (229-4ubuntu17) over (229-4ubuntu4) ...
 Unpacking systemd (229-4ubuntu17) over (229-4ubuntu4) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/systemd_229-4ubuntu17_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  unable to make backup link of './bin/journalctl' before installing new version: Input/output error

[Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)]

You appear to be running a livecd session. Upgrading init during livecd session is not supported.