[Bug 1446867] Re: package language-selector-gnome 0.138 failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/usr/bin/gnome-language-selector.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/bin/gnome-language-selector'): Permission denied

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson]

Closing this bug due to its age. Please file a new report, if the
problem can be reproduced on a current Ubuntu version.

** Changed in: language-selector (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  package language-selector-gnome 0.138 failed to install/upgrade:
  unable to create `/usr/bin/gnome-language-selector.dpkg-new' (while
  processing `./usr/bin/gnome-language-selector'): Permission denied

Status in language-selector package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  package failure when upgrading resulting in a locked XTerm and no
  other terminals visible to login to.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: language-selector-gnome 0.138
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-10.10-generic 3.19.2
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-10-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 2.16.2-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Apr 21 16:11:28 2015
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Preparing to unpack .../language-selector-gnome_0.143_all.deb ...
   Unpacking language-selector-gnome (0.143) over (0.138) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/language-selector-gnome_0.143_all.deb (--unpack):
    unable to create `/usr/bin/gnome-language-selector.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/bin/gnome-language-selector'): Permission denied
  DuplicateSignature: package:language-selector-gnome:0.138:unable to create `/usr/bin/gnome-language-selector.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/bin/gnome-language-selector'): Permission denied
  ErrorMessage: unable to create `/usr/bin/gnome-language-selector.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/bin/gnome-language-selector'): Permission denied
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-21 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Beta amd64 (20150326)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.17.25ubuntu1
   apt  1.0.9.7ubuntu4
  SourcePackage: language-selector
  Title: package language-selector-gnome 0.138 failed to install/upgrade: unable to create `/usr/bin/gnome-language-selector.dpkg-new' (while processing `./usr/bin/gnome-language-selector'): Permission denied
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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