Re: dpkg error: unable to make backup link of '...'

[yinglcs <yinglcs@gmail.com>]

yinglcs wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> 
> I have been getting this dpkg error: unable to make backup link of '...'.
> 
> I have been posting my question on various forum and I still cant' resolve
> it.
> 
> 
> dpkg: error processing
> 
> /var/cache/apt/archives/xfonts-encodings_1%3a1.0.2-3_all.deb
> (--unpack):
>  unable to make backup link of
> `./usr/share/fonts/X11/encodings/large/big5hkscs-0.enc.gz' before
> installing new version: Operation not permitted
> 
> dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
> 
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  /var/cache/apt/archives/python-gnome2-extras_2.19.1-0ubuntu7_i386.deb
>  /var/cache/apt/archives/xfonts-encodings_1%3a1.0.2-3_all.deb
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> 
> The closest thing I can find in google is this bug report.
> 
> 
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/93320
> 
> But i don't know how to solve my problem.
> 
> 
> I appreciate if anyone can help.
> 
> 

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