package libgl1-mesa-dri 18.0.0~rc5-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of './usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri/kms_swrast_dri.so' before installing new version: Input/output error

[guest271314]

After running

$ sudo apt full-upgrade

Could be contributing factor to Chromium crashing tabs randomly.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: libgl1-mesa-dri 18.0.0~rc5-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-lowlatency 4.15.17
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-lowlatency i686
NonfreeKernelModules: overlay
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
CasperVersion: 1.394
CompositorRunning: None
Date: Sat Apr 18 03:59:22 2020
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: bionic
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ErrorMessage: unable to make backup link of './usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri/kms_swrast_dri.so' before installing new version: Input/output error
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0a16] (rev 0b) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [1028:05cb]
LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu-Studio 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release i386 (20180426)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E7440
ProcKernelCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntustudio.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash --- BOOT_IMAGE=/casper/vmlinuz
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.9, python3-minimal, 3.6.7-1~18.04
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.3
 apt 1.6.1
SourcePackage: mesa
Title: package libgl1-mesa-dri 18.0.0~rc5-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of './usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri/kms_swrast_dri.so' before installing new version: Input/output error
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 05/01/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A09
dmi.board.name: 03HFCG
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA09:bd05/01/2014:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE7440:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn03HFCG:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Latitude E7440
dmi.product.version: 01
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.99-1ubuntu1~18.04.2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 18.0.0~rc5-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 19.2.8-0ubuntu0~18.04.3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.19.6-1ubuntu4.4
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:18.0.1-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20171229-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.15-2

[guest271314 (guest271314)]

There does not appear to be an i386 version of libgl1-mesa-dri https://ubuntu.pkgs.org/18.04/ubuntu-updates-main-i386/libgl1-mesa-dri_19.2.8-0ubuntu0~18.04.3_i386.deb.html

[guest271314 (guest271314)]

To proceed with upgrade, for every error

dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libgl1-mesa-dri_19.2.8-0ubuntu0~18.04.3_i386.deb (--unpack):
 unable to make backup link of './usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri/vmwgfx_dri.so' before installing new version: Input/output error
Reinstalling /etc/drirc that was moved away
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libgl1-mesa-dri_19.2.8-0ubuntu0~18.04.3_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

remove the referenced file, i.e.,

$ sudo rm -rf /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri/vmwgfx_dri.so

[Oibaf (oibaf)]

Likely fixed since the, can you try with a newer Ubuntu release?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for mesa (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]