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
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coreutils (Ubuntu) |
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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]
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-41-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Oct 20 17:03:51 2013
DuplicateSignature: package:
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)
tags: | removed: need-duplicate-check |
-begin quote- coreutils: 8.13-3ubuntu3. 2 dircolors] :ErrorMessage: Link zur Sicherung von »./usr/bin/csplit« vor Installation der neuen Version kann nicht angelegt werden: Die Operation ist nicht erlaubt
DuplicateSignature: package:
[modified: usr/bin/
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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.