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[Bug 1588397] [NEW] package gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0 3.16.2-1 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup symlink for './usr/share/doc/gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0/NEWS.gz': No such file or directory

 

Public bug reported:

Hello I encountered this at upgrade from 15.10 to 16.04.  I wasn`t able
to fix this by re-installing it later.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0 3.16.2-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-22.40-generic 4.4.8
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jun  2 13:00:22 2016
DuplicateSignature:
 package:gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0:3.16.2-1
 Unpacking gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0:amd64 (3.18.2-1) over (3.16.2-1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0_3.18.2-1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  unable to make backup symlink for './usr/share/doc/gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0/NEWS.gz': No such file or directory
ErrorMessage: unable to make backup symlink for './usr/share/doc/gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0/NEWS.gz': No such file or directory
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-27 (95 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt  1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
SourcePackage: geocode-glib
Title: package gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0 3.16.2-1 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup symlink for './usr/share/doc/gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0/NEWS.gz': No such file or directory
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-06-02 (0 days ago)

** Affects: geocode-glib (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-package need-duplicate-check xenial

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Title:
  package gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0 3.16.2-1 failed to install/upgrade:
  unable to make backup symlink for
  './usr/share/doc/gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0/NEWS.gz': No such file or
  directory

Status in geocode-glib package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hello I encountered this at upgrade from 15.10 to 16.04.  I wasn`t
  able to fix this by re-installing it later.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0 3.16.2-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-22.40-generic 4.4.8
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Jun  2 13:00:22 2016
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0:3.16.2-1
   Unpacking gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0:amd64 (3.18.2-1) over (3.16.2-1) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0_3.18.2-1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    unable to make backup symlink for './usr/share/doc/gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0/NEWS.gz': No such file or directory
  ErrorMessage: unable to make backup symlink for './usr/share/doc/gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0/NEWS.gz': No such file or directory
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-27 (95 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
   apt  1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
  SourcePackage: geocode-glib
  Title: package gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0 3.16.2-1 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup symlink for './usr/share/doc/gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0/NEWS.gz': No such file or directory
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-06-02 (0 days ago)

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