[Bug 541595] Re: [Master] package failed to install/upgrade: package is already installed and configured

[Howard Brodale]

I have many linux-images now that are saved which is hoggig my /usr
space.  I can no longer update my Ubuntu software because of the latest
linux-image update download:

Unpacking linux-headers-3.0.0-23-generic (from .../linux-headers-3.0.0-23-generic_3.0.0-23.39_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-headers-3.0.0-23-generic_3.0.0-23.39_i386.deb (--unpack):
 unable to create `/usr/src/linux-headers-3.0.0-23-generic/include/config/backlight/carillo/ranch.h.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/src/linux-headers-3.0.0-23-generic/include/config/backlight/carillo/ranch.h'): No space left on device
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-headers-3.0.0-23-generic_3.0.0-23.39_i386.deb

df
/dev/sda5              3783736   3064056    527448  86% /usr

so, I only have 527448 left  in /usr for a lot more that is needed but,
this breaks my package system since linux-headers-3.0.0-23-generic is
downloaded but, not installed.  apt-get -f install doesn't work because
the  No space left error is still there. Neither does --purge remove!

apt-get -f --purge remove linux-headers-3.0.0-23-generic
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Package linux-headers-3.0.0-23-generic is not installed, so not removed
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 linux-headers-generic : Depends: linux-headers-3.0.0-23-generic but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

 Not installed, so not removed!

 I need to remove the older kernel linux-images but, Synaptic won't
remove them without fixing the package system first. So, its a catch-22
situation.   I need more space in /usr by removing some older kernal
linux-images but I can't remove them because of the no space left in
/usr that causes this broken package system!

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Title:
  [Master] package failed to install/upgrade: package is already
  installed and configured

Status in dpkg:
  New
Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: dpkg

  For yet unknown reasons packages fail to install with an error like:

  dpkg: error processing flashplugin-installer (--configure):
   package flashplugin-installer is already installed and configured

  without further error.
  This is a "one time" failure. Another run of the installation doesn't produce any error.

  Users reporting this error are also experiencing bug 545790 and bug
  545738 .

  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Fri Mar 19 00:09:06 2010
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  Package: dpkg 1.15.5.6ubuntu3
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-16.25-generic
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-16-generic i686

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