Public bug reported: Installing packages fails because symlinks have a different size than expected. What works is manually removing the links, but I suppose that dpkg should not worry about symlinks if they are working. As this error is summing up, I don't want to manually delete all links, therefore I just start deleting all of them e.g.: rm /usr/share/doc/*/changelog.*gz rm /usr/share/doc/*/NEWS.*gz
in a script. Here is a reinstallation call $ sudo apt-get install -f [sudo] password for User: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Correcting dependencies... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: [...] Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. The following additional packages will be installed: libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 The following packages will be upgraded: libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded. 3 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0 B/5.085 kB of archives. After this operation, 7.536 kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y (Reading database ... 1693621 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../libgl1-mesa-dri_17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_i386.deb ... Unpacking libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 (17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) over (12.0.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ... dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libgl1-mesa-dri_17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_i386.deb (--unpack): symbolic link '/usr/share/doc/libgl1-mesa-dri/changelog.Debian.gz' size has changed from 80 to 36 Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/libgl1-mesa-dri_17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_i386.deb $ and after removing the links: $ sudo apt-get install -f Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Correcting dependencies... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: [...] Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. The following additional packages will be installed: libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 The following packages will be upgraded: libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded. 3 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0 B/5.085 kB of archives. After this operation, 7.536 kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y (Reading database ... 1693621 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../libgl1-mesa-dri_17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1_i386.deb ... Unpacking libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 (17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) over (12.0.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ... Setting up libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 (17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ... Installing new version of config file /etc/drirc ... Setting up libgl1-mesa-dri:amd64 (17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ... Setting up libegl1-mesa:amd64 (17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ... Setting up libwayland-egl1-mesa:amd64 (17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu9) ... $ Regards ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-83.106-generic 4.4.70 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-83-generic x86_64 .tmp.unity_support_test.0: ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: None Date: Tue Aug 1 10:52:58 2017 DistUpgraded: 2016-08-24 16:49:18,141 ERROR got error from PostInstallScript ./xorg_fix_proprietary.py (Failed to execute child process "./xorg_fix_proprietary.py" (No such file or directory)) DistroCodename: xenial DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: virtualbox, 5.0.40, 4.4.0-83-generic, x86_64: installed virtualbox, 5.0.40, 4.4.0-87-generic, x86_64: installed DuplicateSignature: package:libgl1-mesa-dri:17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Unpacking imagemagick (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9) over (8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.8) ... dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/imagemagick_8%3a6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.9_amd64.deb (--unpack): symbolic link '/usr/share/doc/imagemagick/changelog.Debian.gz' size has changed from 88 to 40 ErrorMessage: symbolic link '/usr/share/doc/libgl1-mesa-dri/changelog.Debian.gz' size has changed from 80 to 36 ExtraDebuggingInterest: I just need to know a workaround GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [8086:0166] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] 3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller [1025:0686] NVIDIA Corporation GK107M [GeForce GT 650M] [10de:0fd1] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] GK107M [GeForce GT 650M] [1025:0686] InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-06-21 (1136 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417) MachineType: Acer Aspire V3-771 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-83-generic root=UUID=9d68dd8c-b453-4095-b439-546edd108df3 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2 apt 1.2.24 SourcePackage: mesa Title: package libgl1-mesa-dri 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: symbolic link '/usr/share/doc/libgl1-mesa-dri/changelog.Debian.gz' size has changed from 80 to 36 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-24 (341 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 03/06/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp. dmi.bios.version: V1.15 dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: VA70_HC dmi.board.vendor: Type2 - Board Vendor Name1 dmi.board.version: Type2 - Board Version dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrV1.15:bd03/06/2013:svnAcer:pnAspireV3-771:pvrV1.15:rvnType2-BoardVendorName1:rnVA70_HC:rvrType2-BoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: Aspire V3-771 dmi.product.version: V1.15 dmi.sys.vendor: Acer version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.76-1~ubuntu16.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.3 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1.2 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2 xserver.bootTime: Tue Aug 1 10:46:56 2017 xserver.configfile: default xserver.errors: Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0) NOUVEAU(G0): [XvMC] Failed to initialize extension. xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: product id 5920 vendor CMO xserver.version: 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.3 ** Affects: mesa (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package ubuntu xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1707865 Title: package libgl1-mesa-dri 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: symbolic link '/usr/share/doc/libgl1-mesa- dri/changelog.Debian.gz' size has changed from 80 to 36 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mesa/+bug/1707865/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp