Found this: This error indicates that you (or some program/script) changed the permissions of the file /var/lib/dpkg/status. Please change them back via: "sudo chmod 644 /var/lib/dpkg/status" in order to fix the issue.
I ended up opening terminal: sudo nautilus navigating to the folders/files, and changing permissions to > ME - FOLDER:FULL ACCESS / FILES: READ WRITE > ROOT - FOLDER: FULL ACCESS / FILES: READ ONLY -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1242210 Title: Failed to install linux kernel To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1242210/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs