package memtest86+ 1.70-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of `./boot/memtest86+.bin' before installing new version: Operation not permitted

Bug #295761 reported by Drew Meigs
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: memtest86+

After restarting my computer (and after a failed upgrade to Ubuntu 8.10), this happened. The interface seems to have shifted to the left a bit as well.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Dependencies:

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: unable to make backup link of `./boot/memtest86+.bin' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
Package: memtest86+ 1.70-3ubuntu1
SourcePackage: memtest86+
Title: package memtest86+ 1.70-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of `./boot/memtest86+.bin' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic i686

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Drew Meigs (drewmeigs) wrote :
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Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 252900, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

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