I logged into the DC machines, started a quantal container, and merely did $ sudo apt-get install espeak-data $ wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/espeak/1.47.11-1/+build/4815697/+files/espeak-data_1.47.11-1_amd64.deb $ sudo dpkg -i espeak-data_1.47.11-1_amd64.deb
This reproduces the bug. stracing yields: 1810 rename("/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/espeak-data/voices/en", "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/espeak-data/voices/e n.dpkg-tmp") = -1 EXDEV (Invalid cross-device link) Curiously, calling mv on that very directory works fine: $ sudo strace -fvvs1024 mv /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/espeak-data/voices/en{,.old} [...] 2103 rename("/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/espeak-data/voices/en", "/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/espeak-data/voices/en.old") = 0 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1220681 Title: package espeak-data 1.46.02-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: unable to move aside `./usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/espeak-data/voices/en' to install new version: Invalid cross-device link To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/espeak/+bug/1220681/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs