I recently started getting this same error some time after I began experimenting with making a bootable flash drive. I am only receiving the first dialog though. Not the second. I do not receive any errors when using the umount command in a terminal. Only when using the graphical utility.
$ uname -a Linux anubis 2.6.28-15-generic #52-Ubuntu SMP Wed Sep 9 10:48:52 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux $ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 9.04 Release: 9.04 Codename: jaunty $ apt-cache policy gnome-mount gnome-mount: Installed: 0.8-1ubuntu5 Candidate: 0.8-1ubuntu5 Version table: *** 0.8-1ubuntu5 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status -- "Cannot remove directory" error on unmount https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/231211 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs