Bug#982554: dpkg: dpkg-deb fails to extract package contents on FAT32 devices

2021-02-11 Thread Jan Luca Naumann
To add some data for your information: # dpkg -D100 --install /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-5.10.0-3-amd64_5.10.13-1_amd64.deb (Reading database ... 370596 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../linux-image-5.10.0-3-amd64_5.10.13-1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking

Bug#982554: dpkg: dpkg-deb fails to extract package contents on FAT32 devices

2021-02-11 Thread Jan Luca Naumann
Package: dpkg Version: 1.20.7.1 Severity: important On EFI computer it is possible to use the ESP partition directly as /boot. But dpkg has problems to upgrade packages, e.g. the linux-image packages, then since it tries to create hardlinks as backup of existing files. This is not supported for