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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1985982 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1985982

Public bug reported:

I was upgrading Ubuntu in a terminal in WSL using distribution upgrade
after apt-upgrade.  First upgrade moved to Ubuntu 18.04 (I am not sure
about the version... but it was 18.x).  I re-opened the WSL terminal and
did another distribution upgrade.  This one got a permission denied
error.

Setting up usrmerge (25ubuntu2) ...
Smartmatch is experimental at /usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge line 172.

FATAL ERROR:
Can't rename /lib: Permission denied at /usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge line 255.

You can try correcting the errors reported and running again
/usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge until it will complete without errors.
Do not install or update other Debian packages until the program
has been run successfully.

dpkg: error processing package usrmerge (--configure):
 installed usrmerge package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: usrmerge 25ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Microsoft 4.4.0-19041.5794-Microsoft 4.4.35
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-19041-Microsoft x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.7
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
Date: Thu Jun  5 17:21:38 2025
Dmesg: [    0.009386]  Microsoft 4.4.0-19041.5794-Microsoft 4.4.35
ErrorMessage: installed usrmerge package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.12, python3-minimal, 3.10.6-1~22.04.1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.21.1ubuntu2.3
 apt  2.4.14
SourcePackage: usrmerge
Title: package usrmerge 25ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: installed usrmerge package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2025-06-05 (0 days ago)

** Affects: usrmerge (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-package jammy uec-images

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Title:
  usrmerge permission denied convert-usrmerge

Status in usrmerge package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I was upgrading Ubuntu in a terminal in WSL using distribution upgrade
  after apt-upgrade.  First upgrade moved to Ubuntu 18.04 (I am not sure
  about the version... but it was 18.x).  I re-opened the WSL terminal
  and did another distribution upgrade.  This one got a permission
  denied error.

  Setting up usrmerge (25ubuntu2) ...
  Smartmatch is experimental at /usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge line 172.

  FATAL ERROR:
  Can't rename /lib: Permission denied at /usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge line 255.

  You can try correcting the errors reported and running again
  /usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge until it will complete without errors.
  Do not install or update other Debian packages until the program
  has been run successfully.

  dpkg: error processing package usrmerge (--configure):
   installed usrmerge package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
  Package: usrmerge 25ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Microsoft 4.4.0-19041.5794-Microsoft 4.4.35
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-19041-Microsoft x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.7
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
  Date: Thu Jun  5 17:21:38 2025
  Dmesg: [    0.009386]  Microsoft 4.4.0-19041.5794-Microsoft 4.4.35
  ErrorMessage: installed usrmerge package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  PackageArchitecture: all
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.12, python3-minimal, 3.10.6-1~22.04.1
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
  RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.21.1ubuntu2.3
   apt  2.4.14
  SourcePackage: usrmerge
  Title: package usrmerge 25ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: installed usrmerge package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2025-06-05 (0 days ago)

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