[Bug 1740877] Re: package dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2 failed to install/upgrade: unable to securely remove '/sbin/start-stop-daemon.dpkg-new': Read-only file system

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Title:
  package dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2 failed to install/upgrade: unable to
  securely remove '/sbin/start-stop-daemon.dpkg-new': Read-only file
  system

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  system 16.04 LTS

  installed: dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2

  error occured during update
  message window: "A package option failed (installation or removal of a software package failed)"

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-135.184-generic 3.13.11-ckt39
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-135-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue Jan  2 14:47:22 2018
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Preparing to unpack .../dpkg_1.18.4ubuntu1.3_i386.deb ...
   Unpacking dpkg (1.18.4ubuntu1.3) over (1.18.4ubuntu1.2) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg_1.18.4ubuntu1.3_i386.deb (--unpack):
    unable to securely remove '/sbin/start-stop-daemon.dpkg-new': Read-only file system
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:dpkg:1.18.4ubuntu1.2
   Unpacking dpkg (1.18.4ubuntu1.3) over (1.18.4ubuntu1.2) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg_1.18.4ubuntu1.3_i386.deb (--unpack):
    unable to securely remove '/sbin/start-stop-daemon.dpkg-new': Read-only file system
  ErrorMessage: unable to securely remove '/sbin/start-stop-daemon.dpkg-new': Read-only file system
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-09-02 (1947 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
   apt  1.2.24
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2 failed to install/upgrade: unable to securely remove '/sbin/start-stop-daemon.dpkg-new': Read-only file system
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2017-11-25 (37 days ago)

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