UpdateManager fails to install Important Security Update to linux image
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Ubuntu security tools |
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dpkg |
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grub |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: synaptic
Description: Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS
Release: 8.04
UpdateManager fails to install 'Important Security Update':
*linux-
An error occured
The following details are provided:
E: /var/cache/
*Version 2.6.24-28.75:
"This package contains the Linux kernel image for version 2.6.24 on x86/x86_64.
Also includes the corresponding System.map file, the modules built by the packager, and scripts that try to ensure that the system is not left in an unbootable state after an update.
Supports Generic processors.
Geared toward desktop systems.
You likely do not want to install this package directly. Instead, install the linux-generic meta-package"
[ LINUX-GENERIC META-PACKAGE INSTALLED OK ]
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Aug 22 15:27:48 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/synaptic
Package: synaptic 0.61ubuntu9
PackageArchitec
ProcEnviron:
PATH=/
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: synaptic
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-28-generic i686
[ INSTALLED ON P-III Win98se HOST using WUBI ]
Additional Notes:
-------
Installed -
linux-image-
per
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-974-1
http://
Result -
System no longer recognized there is a sound card on-board
Update Notification / Update Mgr -
continues to advise update to linux-image-
Update fails as above.
Removed linux-image-
description: | updated |
tags: |
added: kernel-bug removed: apport-bug |
visibility: | private → public |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
visibility: | public → private |
summary: |
- kernel update fails + UpdateManager fails to install Important Security Update - linux- + image-2.6.24-28-generic Version 2.6.24-28.75 |
summary: |
- UpdateManager fails to install Important Security Update - linux- - image-2.6.24-28-generic Version 2.6.24-28.75 + UpdateManager fails to install Important Security Update to linux-image |
summary: |
- UpdateManager fails to install Important Security Update to linux-image + UpdateManager fails to install Important Security Update to linux image + - dpkg unable to make backup link before installing new version - + Operation not permitted - dpkg-deb- subprocess paste killed by signal + -Broken pipe |
visibility: | private → public |
tags: |
added: security removed: kernel-bug |
tags: |
added: packaging ubuntu removed: security |
tags: |
added: kernel-bug removed: packaging |
summary: |
UpdateManager fails to install Important Security Update to linux image - - dpkg unable to make backup link before installing new version - - Operation not permitted - dpkg-deb- subprocess paste killed by signal - -Broken pipe |
from terminal : desktop: ~$ sudo apt-get upgrade image-2. 6.24-28- generic 2.6.24- 28-generic 2.6.24-28.71 (using .../linux- image-2. 6.24-28- generic_ 2.6.24- 28.75_i386. deb) ... 2.6.24- 28-generic ... apt/archives/ linux-image- 2.6.24- 28-generic_ 2.6.24- 28.75_i386. deb (--unpack): vmlinuz- 2.6.24- 28-generic' before installing new version: Operation not permitted 2.6.24- 28-generic 2.6.24- 26-generic +.bin
user@user-
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
linux-
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/18.4MB of archives.
After this operation, 4096B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 115411 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linux-image-
Done.
Unpacking replacement linux-image-
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/
unable to make backup link of `./boot/
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
Errors were encountered while processing: apt/archives/ linux-image- 2.6.24- 28-generic_ 2.6.24- 28.75_i386. deb desktop: ~$
/var/cache/
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
user@user-