dpkg -i linux-image-2.6.10-5-386_2.6.10-34.7_i386.deb | error processing linux-image-2.6.10-5-386_2.6.10-34.7_i386.deb (--install)

[Matthias Neumann]

root@e90000134143:/var/cache/apt/archives # id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
root@e90000134143:/var/cache/apt/archives # dpkg -i
linux-image-2.6.10-5-386_2.6.10-34.7_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 81095 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace linux-image-2.6.10-5-386 2.6.10-34 (using
linux-image-2.6.10-5-386_2.6.10-34.7_i386.deb) ...
The directory /lib/modules/2.6.10-5-386 still exists. Continuing as directed.
Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.10-5-386 ...
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.10-5-386_2.6.10-34.7_i386.deb (--install):
 unable to make backup link of `./boot/config-2.6.10-5-386' before installing
new version: Operation not permitted
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub .
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.list file... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst .
Searching for splash image... none found, skipping...
Found kernel: /vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386
Found kernel: /memtest86+.bin
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.10-5-386_2.6.10-34.7_i386.deb
root@e90000134143:/var/cache/apt/archives #

[Dennis Kaarsemaker (dennis)]

Is /boot mounted read-only?
Can you attacht the output of mount please.

[Matt Zimmerman (mdz)]

Did you by any chance put /boot on a FAT filesystem? If so, that doesn't work.

[Matthias Neumann (mneumann)]

filesystem /boot is vfat :(
vfat does not support symbolic links
|| sorry - have seen it to late ||