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E: /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic_2.6.27-7.16_i386.deb: unable to make backup link of `./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic' before installing new version

Bug #304222 reported by jgsawyer on 2008-12-02

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #252900: vfat : wubi 8.04.1-rev506 kernel upgrade fails. Edit Remove

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	dpkg (Ubuntu)	Invalid	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: unable to make backup link of `./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
LsUsb:
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0aec:3050 Neodio Technologies Corp. ND3050 8-in-1 Card Reader
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:08b5 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Sphere
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Package: linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.14
ProcCmdLine: User Name=UUID=78B4-CB28 loop=/hostname/disks/home/username.disk ro ROOTFLAGS=sync quiet splash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.27-7.14-generic
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.14 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of `./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic' before installing new version: Operation not permitted

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jgsawyer (jgsawyer) wrote on 2008-12-02:

BootDmesg.txt Edit (26.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (1.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (1.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (1.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
HalComputerInfo.txt Edit (2.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (8.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuInfo.txt Edit (483 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (898 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (4.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson) wrote on 2008-12-02:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug. This bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 252900. Please feel free to report any other bugs you find.