Re: util-linux.

[Goswin von Brederlow <brederlo@informatik.uni-tuebingen.de>]

Chris Wakefield <c_wakefield@shaw.ca> writes:

> Hi all.
>
> I've still in a rut with my installation.  I can't seem to get past 
> util-linux:
>
> dpkg -l  util-linux
> Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
> | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
> |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: 
> uppercase=bad)
> ||/ Name                       Version                    Description
> +++-==========================-===========
> iH  util-linux                 2.12p-4.0.0.1.pure64       Miscellaneous system 
> utilities
>
>
>
> This package is holding up everything it seems:
>
> # dpkg -i  util-linux_2.12p-7_amd64.deb
> (Reading database ... 142492 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 util-linux_2.12p-7_amd64.deb (--install):
>  unable to make backup link of `./usr/share/doc/util-linux/README.poeigl.gz' 
> before installing new version: Too many links
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  util-linux_2.12p-7_amd64.deb
>
> Can someone please post perhaps a way of force upgrading of util-linux, or 
> whatever solutions may be at hand?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris Wakefield.

Purge and reinstall.

Or unpack manually.

MfG
        Goswin