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package libruby2.7 2.7.0-5ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: unable to create new file '/var/lib/dpkg/info/libruby2.7:amd64.list-new': Operation not permitted

Bug #1905134 reported by Svenja Marten on 2020-11-21

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1685984: packages (multiple) failed to install/upgrade: unable to open 'xxxxx.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	ruby2.7 (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Installation of latest version failed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: libruby2.7 2.7.0-5ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-54.60-generic 5.4.65
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-54-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.12
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Sat Nov 21 16:12:36 2020
DuplicateSignature:
package:libruby2.7:2.7.0-5ubuntu1.1
Unpacking libruby2.7:amd64 (2.7.0-5ubuntu1.1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-SWkjZb/294-libruby2.7_2.7.0-5ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
unable to create new file '/var/lib/dpkg/info/libruby2.7:amd64.list-new': Operation not permitted
ErrorMessage: unable to create new file '/var/lib/dpkg/info/libruby2.7:amd64.list-new': Operation not permitted
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-02-20 (1005 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.5, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: ruby2.7
Title: package libruby2.7 2.7.0-5ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: unable to create new file '/var/lib/dpkg/info/libruby2.7:amd64.list-new': Operation not permitted
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-11-21 (0 days ago)

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Svenja Marten (svenjamarten) wrote on 2020-11-21:

AptOrdering.txt Edit (72.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (1.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (602 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (102.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgHistoryLog.txt Edit (249.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (42.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt Edit (1.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2020-11-21

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Bryce Harrington (bryce) wrote on 2020-11-24:

Bug #1685984 suggests there is a bug in dpkg itself that can lead to installation failures with this same message. I'm going to mark this as a dupe of that.

It sounds like it's possible to workaround the issue, though unclear what would work in your case. If you're still having trouble, there are some pointers for community support at http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community that may be able to assist.