package coreutils 8.13-3ubuntu3.2 [modified: usr/bin/dircolors] failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: Link zur Sicherung von »./usr/bin/csplit« vor Installation der neuen Version kann nicht angelegt werden: Die Operation ist nicht erlaubt

Bug #1242373 reported by Sascha Andreas
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Bug Description

can't install or remove coreutils

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: coreutils 8.13-3ubuntu3.2 [modified: usr/bin/dircolors]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-41.64-generic 3.5.7.21
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-41-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Oct 20 17:03:51 2013
DuplicateSignature: package:coreutils:8.13-3ubuntu3.2 [modified: usr/bin/dircolors]:ErrorMessage: Link zur Sicherung von »./usr/bin/csplit« vor Installation der neuen Version kann nicht angelegt werden: Die Operation ist nicht erlaubt
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: Link zur Sicherung von »./usr/bin/csplit« vor Installation der neuen Version kann nicht angelegt werden: Die Operation ist nicht erlaubt
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-17 (307 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: coreutils
Title: package coreutils 8.13-3ubuntu3.2 [modified: usr/bin/dircolors] failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: Link zur Sicherung von »./usr/bin/csplit« vor Installation der neuen Version kann nicht angelegt werden: Die Operation ist nicht erlaubt
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-10-20 (0 days ago)

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Sascha Andreas (sascha-x) wrote :
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A. Eibach (andi3) wrote :

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DuplicateSignature: package:coreutils:8.13-3ubuntu3.2
[modified: usr/bin/dircolors]:ErrorMessage: Link zur Sicherung von »./usr/bin/csplit« vor Installation der neuen Version kann nicht angelegt werden: Die Operation ist nicht erlaubt
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First of all, let's translate this German text to English: (only a minority will speak German here)

It says that the (sym)link to backup ./usr/bin/csplit cannot be created, permission denied.

The "bug" seems that there is a dot before the /usr, which denotes "search /usr/bin/csplit from current directory".

A dirty workaround might be to work directly from / (root) directory, because then even ./usr/bin/csplit will refer to the physical /usr/bin/csplit directory.

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