cant update linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic_2.6.24-19.41_i386.deb

[tony]

every time i try to update linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic_2.6.24-19.41_i386.deb using this file i keep on getting errors and the is what it says:

E: /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic_2.6.24-19.41_i386.deb: unable to make backup link of `./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic' before installing new version

and when i look at the details this is what i see.

(reading data base ... 113668 fils and directories currently installed)
Preparing to replace linuc-image-2.6.24-19.generic ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archive/linus-image-2.6.24-19.41_i386.deb (--unpack):
 unable to make back up link of './boot/vmlinz-2.6.24.19-generic' before installing new version: operation not permitted
running postrm hook script /shbin/update-grub.
dpkg-deb: subprocess pater killes by signal (Broken pipe)
Searching for GRUB install directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default ... found: /boot/grub/defualt
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernal: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-generic
Found kernal: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-generic
Found kernal: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var.cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic_2.6.24-19.41_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
a package failed to install. Try to Recover

How would I recover?

Also when i was updating the system after my first install I had a few other files crash I think the system said there was a total number of 5. I was also having probelms updating Open Office.

I am some what familiar with unix. But a bit rusty. mainly i use windows and i am tired of the viruses so i have switched the Ubuntu Linux. Can you please help with this problem that i can fix.

thanks tony

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Aug 30 15:49:14 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: unable to make backup link of `./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic' before installing new version
Package: linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic 2.6.24-19.34 [modified: lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/modules.pcimap lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/modules.dep lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/modules.ieee1394map lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/modules.usbmap lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/modules.isapnpmap lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/modules.inputmap lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/modules.seriomap lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/modules.alias lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/modules.symbols]
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-image-2.6.24-19-generic 2.6.24-19.34 [modified: lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/modules.pcimap lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/modules.dep lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/modules.ieee1394map lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/modules.usbmap lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/modules.isapnpmap lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/modules.inputmap lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/modules.seriomap lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/modules.alias lib/modules/2.6.24-19-generic/modules.symbols] failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of `./boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-19-generic' before installing new version
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-24-generic i686

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Can you comment if this is a wubi installation? This looks like a duplicate of bug 252900 .

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

This bug report was marked as Incomplete and has not had any updated comments for quite some time. As a result this bug is being closed. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu release http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download . Also, please be sure to provide any requested information that may have been missing. To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

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