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[Martin Pitt <martin.pitt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 559127 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/559127

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 559127
   various packages failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: unable to make backup link of <some file> before installing new version: Input/output error

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Title:
  package ppp 2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: unable to
  make backup link of `./usr/share/doc/ppp/PLUGINS.gz' before installing
  new version: Operation not permitted

Status in ppp package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Unable to properly install updates whenever there are any available.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: ppp 2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-58.97-generic 3.13.11-ckt22
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-58-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Jul 30 18:13:48 2015
  DuplicateSignature: package:ppp:2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.1:unable to make backup link of `./usr/share/doc/ppp/PLUGINS.gz' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
  ErrorMessage: unable to make backup link of `./usr/share/doc/ppp/PLUGINS.gz' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-28 (275 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  SourcePackage: ppp
  Title: package ppp 2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of `./usr/share/doc/ppp/PLUGINS.gz' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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