package rsyslog 5.8.6-1ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of `./usr/lib/rsyslog/imudp.so' before installing new version: Operation not permitted

[Jens Fiedler]

It could not be installed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: rsyslog 5.8.6-1ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-51.77-generic 3.2.48
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-51-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Aug 22 21:46:48 2013
DuplicateSignature: package:rsyslog:5.8.6-1ubuntu8:unable to make backup link of `./usr/lib/rsyslog/imudp.so' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
ErrorMessage: unable to make backup link of `./usr/lib/rsyslog/imudp.so' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: rsyslog
Title: package rsyslog 5.8.6-1ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of `./usr/lib/rsyslog/imudp.so' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Quinn Balazs (qbalazs)]

Removed tag needs-duplicate-check Issue is not a direct duplicate of any other problem. But this package failing to install/update seems to be a pretty common issue with the last few versions.