problems with util-linux.

[Chris Wakefield <c_wakefield@shaw.ca>]

Hi all.

I'm stuck with util-linux interrupting upgrades and installations, even manual 
installations as well.

I've tried:  apt-get -f install and installing util-linux manually, but I get 
the same interruption.

Does anyone have any ideas to deal with this?

Thanks for any input,
Chris W.

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OUTPUT:

163 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 40 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/134MB of archives.
After unpacking 39.8MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Reading changelogs... Done
/bin/sh: line 1: 16614 Illegal instruction     /usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure 
--apt
(Reading database ...
dpkg: serious warning: files list file for package `mysql-server-4.1' missing, 
assuming package has no files currently installed.
142219 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace util-linux 2.12p-4.0.0.1.pure64 
(using .../util-linux_2.12p-7_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement util-linux ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/util-linux_2.12p-7_amd64.deb 
(--unpack):
 unable to make backup link of 
`./usr/share/doc/util-linux/examples/getopt-parse.bash.gz' before installing 
new version: Too many links
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: line 16: 16627 Illegal instruction     
update-mime
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 132
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/util-linux_2.12p-7_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)