Thanks, Jean-Baptiste. I tried; but it doesn't seem to work...
Here's the output: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/james# lsattr /bin/ps s----------------- /bin/ps [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/james# sudo chattr -s /bin/ps [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/james# sudo apt-get install --reinstall procps Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 3 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0B/238kB of archives. After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y (Reading database ... 158506 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace procps 1:3.2.7-5ubuntu3 (using .../procps_1%3a3.2.7-5ubuntu3_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement procps ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/procps_1%3a3.2.7-5ubuntu3_amd64.deb (--unpack): unable to make backup link of `./usr/bin/top' before installing new version: Operation not permitted dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/procps_1%3a3.2.7-5ubuntu3_amd64.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) It looks like this is really screwed. I guess I should reinstall. Any suggestion on reverting back to a clean install? Thanks again, James On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 6:53 PM, Jean-Baptiste Lallement <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The problem is with the 'i' attribute. From the man page "A file with > the 'i' attribute cannot be modified: it cannot be deleted or renamed, > no link can be created to this file and no data can be written to the > file. Only the superuser or a process possessing the > CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE capability can set or clear this attribute." > > Runnig the following commands shoud do the trick: > sudo chattr -i /bin/ps > sudo apt-get install --reinstall procps > > If it doesn't fix your problem then remove the 'a' and 's' attributes > and please attach the output of the command "mount" > > How did you achieved in this state. Did you changed the attributes, are you > using a remote fs (nfs, smb, ...) ? > Your 'ls' command seems barely broken too. Any alias ? > > Thanks > > -- > procps failed to install/upgrade :unable to make backup link of `./bin/ps' > before installing new version: Operation not permitted > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/280533 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in "procps" source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: procps > > When I install new packages, I get the following error message: > E: /var/cache/apt/archives/procps_1%3a3.2.7-5ubuntu3_amd64.deb: unable to > make backup link of `./bin/ps' before > installing new version > > ProblemType: Package > Architecture: amd64 > Date: Wed Oct 8 22:35:55 2008 > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04 > ErrorMessage: unable to make backup link of `./bin/ps' before installing new > version > Package: procps 1:3.2.7-5ubuntu3 [modified: bin/ps usr/bin/top] > PackageArchitecture: amd64 > SourcePackage: procps > Title: package procps 1:3.2.7-5ubuntu3 [modified: bin/ps usr/bin/top] failed > to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of `./bin/ps' before > installing new version > Uname: Linux 2.6.24-20-generic x86_64 > -- procps failed to install/upgrade :unable to make backup link of `./bin/ps' before installing new version: Operation not permitted https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/280533 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
