package thunderbird 1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of './usr/lib/thunderbird/libxul.so' before installing new version: Input/output error

[Jacob McLeod]

installing update crashed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: thunderbird 1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-26.30-generic 5.4.30
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-26-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.2
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 4753 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20200407160932
CasperMD5CheckMismatches: ./casper/filesystem.squashfs
CasperMD5CheckResult: fail
CasperVersion: 1.445
Channel: Unavailable
Date: Sun Jun 7 18:00:23 2020
DuplicateSignature:
 package:thunderbird:1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu2
 Unpacking thunderbird (1:68.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2) over (1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-PDmKzG/169-thunderbird_1%3a68.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  unable to make backup link of './usr/lib/thunderbird/libxul.so' before installing new version: Input/output error
ErrorMessage: unable to make backup link of './usr/lib/thunderbird/libxul.so' before installing new version: Input/output error
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.0.1 dev wlo1 proto dhcp metric 600
 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlo1 scope link metric 1000
 192.168.0.0/24 dev wlo1 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.0.104 metric 600
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
NoProfiles: True
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.2, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.1
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: thunderbird
Title: package thunderbird 1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of './usr/lib/thunderbird/libxul.so' before installing new version: Input/output error
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/13/2018
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: FX504GD.312
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: FX504GD
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrFX504GD.312:bd07/13/2018:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnTUFGAMINGFX504GD_FX80GD:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnFX504GD:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.family: TUF GAMING
dmi.product.name: TUF GAMING FX504GD_FX80GD
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

[Olivier Tilloy (osomon)]

There was an input/output error when installing the package, possibly caused by a disk problem. Could you please try to re-install and let us know whether this works (copy/paste the output of the following command here):

    sudo apt reinstall thunderbird

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for thunderbird (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]