package linux-headers-4.8.0-45 4.8.0-45.48 failed to install/upgrade: unable to create new file '/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-headers-4.8.0-45.list-new': Operation not permitted

[Tibault Damman]

This happened with the GUI update manager.

I manually ran "sudo apt install -f" from the terminal afterwards, and that *did* work.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: linux-headers-4.8.0-45 4.8.0-45.48
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-45.48-generic 4.8.17
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-45-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: tibault 9502 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: tibault 9502 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Fri Mar 31 08:48:33 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:linux-headers-4.8.0-45:4.8.0-45.48
 Unpacking linux-image-4.8.0-45-generic (4.8.0-45.48) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-LOQAkg/18-linux-image-4.8.0-45-generic_4.8.0-45.48_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  unable to create new file '/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-4.8.0-45-generic.list-new': Operation not permitted
ErrorMessage: unable to create new file '/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-headers-4.8.0-45.list-new': Operation not permitted
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=2dc8745c-4101-4ab6-98ac-77b0817df061
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-07 (604 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP ProDesk 490 G2 MT
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcFB: 0 EFI VGA
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-45-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=24ff2349-4012-43b5-83c2-ea82a0b379c3 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc N/A
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-headers-4.8.0-45 4.8.0-45.48 failed to install/upgrade: unable to create new file '/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-headers-4.8.0-45.list-new': Operation not permitted
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-12-16 (107 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/15/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: AMI
dmi.bios.version: 02.06
dmi.board.asset.tag: CZC50636JP
dmi.board.name: 21F5
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 0A
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CZC50636JP
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAMI:bvr02.06:bd10/15/2014:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPProDesk490G2MT:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn21F5:rvr0A:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP ProDesk 490 G2 MT
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

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