package udev 204-5ubuntu20.15 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of `./lib/udev/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules' before installing new version: Operation not permitted

[Paul Andreassen]

paul@hydrogen:0:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS
Release: 14.04

paul@hydrogen:0:~$ apt-cache policy udev
udev:
  Installed: 204-5ubuntu20.15
  Candidate: 204-5ubuntu20.18
  Version table:
     204-5ubuntu20.18 0
        500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages
 *** 204-5ubuntu20.15 0
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     204-5ubuntu20 0
        500 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
paul@hydrogen:0:~$

paul@hydrogen:0:~$ sudo aptitude
[sudo] password for paul:
(Reading database ... 272569 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../udev_204-5ubuntu20.18_amd64.deb ...
Adding 'diversion of /bin/udevadm to /bin/udevadm.upgrade by fake-udev'
Unpacking udev (204-5ubuntu20.18) over (204-5ubuntu20.15) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/udev_204-5ubuntu20.18_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 unable to make backup link of `./lib/udev/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Removing 'diversion of /bin/udevadm to /bin/udevadm.upgrade by fake-udev'
Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1ubuntu1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/udev_204-5ubuntu20.18_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Press Return to continue.

The file seems ok. Anything else I should check?

paul@hydrogen:0:/lib/udev/rules.d$ l 50*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 121 Oct 7 15:58 50-firmware.rules
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3.1K Oct 7 15:58 50-udev-default.rules
paul@hydrogen:0:/lib/udev/rules.d$

Packages are pretty standard kubuntu upgraded to 14.04 from earlier versions.

Does have steam install and it works great.

aptitude says Obsolete and Locally Created Packages are:
dmd (d compiler)
libdvdcss2
w64codecs
non-free-codecs
deb.torproject.org-keyring
medibuntu-keyring
virtualbox-5.0
logmein-hamachi
apport-hooks-medibuntu

The worst thing, I think is forcing a non packaged install of the latest hp drivers for my new printer.
Sure hope it doesn't mess up my upgrade to 16.04

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: udev 204-5ubuntu20.15
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-77.121-generic 3.13.11-ckt32
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-77-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: amd64
CustomUdevRuleFiles: 60-ssd-scheduler.rules 60-vboxdrv.rules 56-hpmud.rules
Date: Thu Feb 11 12:50:06 2016
DuplicateSignature: package:udev:204-5ubuntu20.15:unable to make backup link of `./lib/udev/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
ErrorMessage: unable to make backup link of `./lib/udev/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
MachineType: MSI MS-7520
ProcKernelCmdLine: root=UUID=25e50936-bd06-4aee-89db-15c726073f22 ro quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.5
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.11
SourcePackage: systemd
Title: package udev 204-5ubuntu20.15 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of `./lib/udev/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-05-12 (639 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 03/03/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: V1.15
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: Eclipse SLI (MS-7520)
dmi.board.vendor: MSI
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV1.15:bd03/03/2011:svnMSI:pnMS-7520:pvr1.0:rvnMSI:rnEclipseSLI(MS-7520):rvr1.0:cvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:ct3:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: MS-7520
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: MSI

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.