Reposting since I got no reply as seems to be the case for me lately. This is a problem I can't resolve and hope for some help. I see a lot of these upgrading issues on the list, but no solution for me. Thanks for any reconsideration. Not subscribed-plz copy my email.
Leonard Chatagnier --- Leonard Chatagnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 04:49:30 -0800 (PST) > From: Leonard Chatagnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: 2.6.15-1-686 Kernel Wont Upgrade > To: debian-user <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > > Haven't been able to upgrade using testing with the > 2.6.15-1-686 linux-image. Installing the libslang2 > packages results in error code (1). The error is > consistently reproducible. I have woody-bf-2.4 and > 2.6.8-2-686 kernels installed also and have upgraded > under testing primarily but have, I think, one sid > package from ftp://ftp.nerim.net sid/main > Packages(media player upgrade in order to play > vider). > Would be most appreciative of any solution or > references for possible somution. The pertinent > error > shown is > "unable to make backup link of > `./usr/share/lintian/overrides/libslang2' before > installing new version: Operation not permitted". > Found one link googling for the lintian/overrides > error, > http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_contents.pl?searchmode=filelist&word=libslang2&version=unstable&arch=mips, > but the site and search engine was disabled. > The wajig upgrade output is showm below: > > ChatagnierL-Home:/home/lchata# wajig -v upgrade > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > The following packages have been kept back: > at foomatic-filters-ppds gnome-keyring > libavcodeccvs > libgimp2.0 libgnome-keyring0 libgnomecanvas2-0 > libgnomecanvas2-common libgnomeprint2.2-0 > libgnomeprint2.2-data libgnomeprintui2.2-0 > libopenssl-ruby1.8 libpam-krb5 > libpango1.0-0 libpango1.0-common libpisock8 > librsvg2-2 librsvg2-bin librsvg2-common libselinux1 > libxml2-utils locales > mplayer-386 quicktime-x11utils samba-common > smbclient smbfs tetex-base tetex-bin tetex-extra > util-linux > util-linux-locales vim vim-common vim-gtk zenity > The following packages will be upgraded: > alien aspell-doc cdrdao console-data cupsys > debconf-doc debconf-utils debhelper dialog > dictionaries-common dpkg-dev > dselect dvd+rw-tools efax fbset gnupg-agent gnupg2 > gpgsm gv kdeartwork-misc kdeartwork-theme-icon > kdeedu-data > kdegames-card-data kdemultimedia-kappfinder-data > kdewallpapers kformula kivio kivio-data kmrml > koffice > koffice-doc-html > kolourpaint kooka koshell kpdf kpovmodeler > kpresenter kruler ksnapshot kspread ksvg kugar > kuickshow kview kword > lbxproxy libapm-dev libapm1 libart2 libartsc0 > libartsc0-dev libaspell15 libcupsys2 libdb4.3 > libgnorbagtk0 libgtkxmhtml1 > libhtml-tree-perl libksba8 libkscan1 libmime-perl > libnetpbm10 libnetpbm9 libpcsclite1 libsasl2 > libsdl1.2debian > libsdl1.2debian-oss libsensors3 libslang2 > libsmbclient libungif4-dev libungif4g libusb-0.1-4 > libwine libwine-twain > libxaw6 libxaw7 libxv-dev libxv1 > linux-headers-2.6.15-1 linux-headers-2.6.15-1-686 > linux-image-2.6.15-1-686 > linux-patch-debian-2.6.15 linux-source-2.6.15 > linux-tree-2.6.15 lm-sensors makedev mtools netpbm > passwd pm-dev > proxymngr snort-doc snort-rules-default tcl8.4 > tk8.4 > ttf-opensymbol twm ucf valgrind xfonts-100dpi > xfonts-75dpi > xfonts-base xfonts-scalable xfs xfwp xlibmesa-dri > xlibs-static-dev xpdf-common xpdf-utils > xplanet-images > xspecs > 111 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 36 > not upgraded. > Need to get 0B/172MB of archives. > After unpacking 35.7MB disk space will be freed. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y > Extracting templates from packages: 100% > Preconfiguring packages ... > (Reading database ... 232305 files and directories > currently installed.) > Preparing to replace libslang2 2.0.5-1 (using > .../libslang2_2.0.5-3_i386.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement libslang2 ... > dpkg: error processing > /var/cache/apt/archives/libslang2_2.0.5-3_i386.deb > (--unpack): > unable to make backup link of > `./usr/share/lintian/overrides/libslang2' before > installing new version: Operation not permitted > Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/libslang2_2.0.5-3_i386.deb > localepurge: checking system for new locale ... > localepurge: processing locale files ... > localepurge: processing man pages ... > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code > (1) > ChatagnierL-Home:/home/lchata# > > > Leonard Chatagnier > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]