package openssh-client None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/openssh-client.list] failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of `./usr/bin/ssh' before installing new version
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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openssh (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
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The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
libfaad2-0 libmp4v2-0 gftp-common libx264-54 linux-headers-
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Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
openssh-blacklist openssh-client openssh-server
Suggested packages:
keychain libpam-ssh molly-guard rssh
The following NEW packages will be installed:
openssh-blacklist openssh-client openssh-server ssh
0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
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dpkg: error processing /var/cache/
unable to make backup link of `./usr/bin/ssh' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
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Errors were encountered while processing:
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E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Jul 3 11:49:18 2008
Dependencies:
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: unable to make backup link of `./usr/bin/ssh' before installing new version
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: openssh-client None [modified: /var/lib/
PackageArchitec
SourcePackage: openssh
Title: package openssh-client None [modified: /var/lib/
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic i686
unable to make backup link of `./usr/bin/ssh' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
Did you change the permissions of ssh? It seems to me that is a problem on the privileges more than a Bug. Marking as incomplete until the reporter gives more information that changes this.