package linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.14 failed to install/upgrade:

Bug #326416 reported by Ian Greenaway
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linux (Ubuntu)
Invalid
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Bug Description

Sorry, but again, I'm a newbie here. Ubuntu said that updates are available, butI get this error every time that I try to install them. Have tried now for several days.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage:
 ErrorMessage: unable to make backup link of `./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
NonfreeKernelModules: ath_hal
Package: linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.14
ProcCmdLine: User Name=UUID=0884-273B loop=/ubuntu/disks/home/username.disk ro ROOTFLAGS=sync single
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.27-11.27-generic
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.14 failed to install/upgrade:

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Ian Greenaway (ian-greenaway) wrote :
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Hollman Enciso (hollman) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage . I have classified this bug as a bug in Linux.
For future reference you might be interested to know that a lot of applications have bug reporting functionality built in to them. This can be accessed via the Report a Problem option in the Help menu for the application with which you are having an issue. You can learn more about this feature at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs.

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. However, this bug is a duplicate of bug 252900 and 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 in it. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please feel free to submit any future bugs you may find.

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status: New → Invalid
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