package linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.16 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of `./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic' before installing new version: Operation not permitted

[MCAD2008]

I always have this problem whenever I try to update ubuntu 8.10
It happened exactly after I added new languages as I think especially French language (I am not sure it concern with language but it happened after that).
Regards,

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
Package: linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.14
ProcCmdLine: User Name=UUID=A03B-C9B5 loop=/hostname/disks/home/username.disk ro ROOTFLAGS=sync quiet splash
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: unable to make backup link of `./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic' before installing new version: Operation not permitted

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Hi MCAD2008,

Just curious if this is wubi installation? If so, this seems like it is a duplicate of bug 252900. Please let us know. Thanks.

[MCAD2008 (hayderpost2000)]

Hi,
Thanks for your caring.
No it is not wubi.
Regards,

[rylangrayston (rylangrayston)]

hey just had this problem wubi = yes but the bug link above (252900) is with 2.6.27-7.16 not
2.6.27-7.19

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

@MCAD2008, looks like a wubi setup from your kernel boot command:
[ 0.000000] Kernel command line: root=UUID=A03B-C9B5 loop=/ubuntu/disks/root.disk ro ROOTFLAGS=sync quiet splash

Or at least an installation over a loop device probably on a filesystem not supporting symlinks and it's very likely a dup of 292900