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i was able to upgrade most packages by hand using "apt-get install" but three packages would not go through:
The following packages will be upgraded:
  apt login passwd

Here is the output from trying to upgrade each one:


The following packages will be upgraded:
  apt
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 14 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/1661kB of archives.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 107105 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace apt 0.7.9ubuntu17 (using .../apt_0.7.9ubuntu17.2_lpia.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement apt ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/apt_0.7.9ubuntu17.2_lpia.deb (--unpack):
 error creating directory `./usr/share/man/pt_BR/man5': Input/output error
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/apt_0.7.9ubuntu17.2_lpia.deb


The following packages will be upgraded:
  login
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 14 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/733kB of archives.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 107105 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace login 1:4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2 (using .../login_1%3a4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2.2netbook0build1_lpia.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement login ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/login_1%3a4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2.2netbook0build1_lpia.deb (--unpack):
 error creating directory `./usr/share/man/sv/man8': Input/output error
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/login_1%3a4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2.2netbook0build1_lpia.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


The following packages will be upgraded:
  passwd
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 14 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/579kB of archives.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 107105 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace passwd 1:4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2 (using .../passwd_1%3a4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2.2netbook0build1_lpia.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement passwd ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/passwd_1%3a4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2.2netbook0build1_lpia.deb (--unpack):
 error creating directory `./usr/share/man/pt_BR/man8': Input/output error
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/passwd_1%3a4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2.2netbook0build1_lpia.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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Upgrading fails on login 1:4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/370499
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Status in Dell Inspiron Mini with Custom Dell UI: New

Bug description:
Upgrading is failing.  The Upgrade Manager gives this error:

Extracting templates from packages: 100%
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 105644 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace login 1:4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2 (using .../login_1%3a4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2.2netbook0build1_lpia.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement login ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/login_1%3a4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2.2netbook0build1_lpia.deb (--unpack):
 error creating directory `./usr/share/man/sv/man8': Input/output error
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/login_1%3a4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2.2netbook0build1_lpia.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:

E: /var/cache/apt/archives/login_1%3a4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2.2netbook0build1_lpia.deb: error creating directory `./usr/share/man/sv/man8'

apt-get upgrade gives about the same result.  Trying to manually touch or create the directory fails with an Input/output error.  So does re-downloading the file or trying to install it manually.

# dpkg --force-all -i /var/cache/apt/archives/login_1%3a4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2.2netbook0build1_lpia.deb
(Reading database ... 105644 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace login 1:4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2 (using .../login_1%3a4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2.2netbook0build1_lpia.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement login ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/login_1%3a4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2.2netbook0build1_lpia.deb (--install):
 error creating directory `./usr/share/man/sv/man8': Input/output error
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/login_1%3a4.0.18.2-1ubuntu2.2netbook0build1_lpia.deb

It looks like it is trying to install a Swedish man page, probably not a high priority for most.  I'm hesitant to try to uninstall a package called 'login' to try and unstick the system.  It is a security problem because it prevents me from upgrading.