[Bug 1549096] Re: package coreutils 8.23-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of './bin/true' before installing new version: Operation not permitted

[Jérôme Poulin]

Sorry for the noise, it seems I had /bin/true set chattr +i / immutable.

** Changed in: coreutils (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  package coreutils 8.23-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: unable to
  make backup link of './bin/true' before installing new version:
  Operation not permitted

Status in coreutils package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  This package was the first in about 400 to upgrade and blocked
  everything else, apt-mark hold coreutils allowed me to finish an apt-
  get dist-upgrade, I rebooted and unholded it, still no success to
  install.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: coreutils 8.23-4ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-7.22-generic 4.4.2
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-7-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Feb 23 23:06:16 2016
  ErrorMessage: unable to make backup link of './bin/true' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
   apt  1.2.3
  SourcePackage: coreutils
  Title: package coreutils 8.23-4ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of './bin/true' before installing new version: Operation not permitted
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-01-16 (39 days ago)

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