cannot update ubuntu distribution

[Joseph Michael Oliver]

update-manager-kde

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.134.12.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-53.115-generic 2.6.32.61+drm33.26
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-53-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Nov 8 13:11:22 2013
GConfNonDefault:
 /apps/update-manager/check_new_release_ignore=
 /apps/update-manager/first_run=false
 /apps/update-manager/show_details=false
 /apps/update-manager/show_versions=false
 /apps/update-manager/window_size=(600,600)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: update-manager
VarLogDistupgradeAptclonesystemstate.tar.gz: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/dist-upgrade/apt-clone_system_state.tar.gz'
VarLogDistupgradeTermlog: