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package linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.14 failed to install/upgrade: 无法在安装新的版本前，为“./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic”做一个符号链接备份: 操作不允许

Bug #352978 reported by Sun on 2009-04-01

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
	linux (Ubuntu)	Incomplete	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

E: /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic_2.6.27-7.16_i386.deb: 无法在安装新的版本前，为“./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic”做一个符号链接备份

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: 无法在安装新的版本前，为“./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic”做一个符号链接备份: 操作不允许
LsUsb:
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 062a:0000 Creative Labs Optical mouse
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
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
NonfreeKernelModules: ath_hal
Package: linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.14
ProcCmdLine: User Name=UUID=780F-22C4 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: 无法在安装新的版本前，为“./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic”做一个符号链接备份: 操作不允许

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Sun (standfooru) wrote on 2009-04-01:

BootDmesg.txt Edit (36.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (6.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dependencies.txt Edit (1.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgTerminalLog.txt Edit (25.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
HalComputerInfo.txt Edit (2.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (12.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuInfo.txt Edit (462 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (941 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (4.8 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

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Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara) wrote on 2009-05-27:

Hi Sun,

Could you translate the error message into English?

dpkg：处理 /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic_2.6.27-7.16_i386.deb (--unpack)时出错：
无法在安装新的版本前，为“./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic”做一个符号链接备份: 操作不允许

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete

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Sun (standfooru) wrote on 2009-05-30: Re:[Bug 352978] Re: package linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.14 failed to install/upgrade: 无法在安装新的版本前，为“./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic”做一个符号链接备份: 操作不允许

Thanks for your reply!
when updating ubuntu8.10 to ubuntu9.04 had something wrong as follow:

dpkg：dealing with /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic_2.6.27-7.16_i386.deb (--unpack)has something wrong：
can't Make a symbolic link backup for“./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic”: Operation is not allowed

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete

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Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete

Bug description:
E: /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic_2.6.27-7.16_i386.deb:can't make a symbolic link backup for “./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic”when installing new version

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: can't Make a symbolic link backup for“./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic”
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 062a:0000 Creative Labs Optical mouse
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
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
NonfreeKernelModules: ath_hal
Package: linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.14
ProcCmdLine: User Name=UUID=780F-22C4 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:
can't make a symbolic link backup for “./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic”when installing new version