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[Bug 843581] Re: package iputils-ping 3:20100418-2ubuntu1 [modified: bin/ping] failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of `./bin/ping' before installing new version: Operation not permitted

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From: Martin Pitt <martin.pitt@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 05:48:09 -0000
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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 559127 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/559127

** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 823720
   package iputils-ping 3:20100418-2ubuntu1 [modified: bin/ping] failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of `./bin/ping' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
** 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 iputils-ping 3:20100418-2ubuntu1 [modified: bin/ping] failed
  to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of `./bin/ping' before
  installing new version: Operation not permitted

Status in iputils package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Does this all the time ever since I upgraded.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: iputils-ping 3:20100418-2ubuntu1 [modified: bin/ping]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic-pae 2.6.38.8
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic-pae i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue Sep  6 22:54:32 2011
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Preparing to replace iputils-ping 3:20100418-2ubuntu1 (using .../iputils-ping_3%3a20100418-3ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
   Unpacking replacement iputils-ping ...
   dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/iputils-ping_3%3a20100418-3ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack):
    unable to make backup link of `./bin/ping' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
  ErrorMessage: unable to make backup link of `./bin/ping' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
  SourcePackage: iputils
  Title: package iputils-ping 3:20100418-2ubuntu1 [modified: bin/ping] failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of `./bin/ping' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-06-19 (79 days ago)

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