[Bug 1858635] Re: package udev 237-3ubuntu10 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of './lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-pci-vendor-model.hwdb' before installing new version: Bad message

[Dan Streetman]

Your root filesystem appears to be on a USB device:

> [   15.028968] usb 2-2: Product: Cruzer Glide
> [   15.305140] usb 2-4: Product: Cruzer Dial
> [   16.316690] scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access     SanDisk  Cruzer Glide     1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
> [   16.317191] scsi 3:0:0:0: Direct-Access     SanDisk  Cruzer Dial      1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6

and it appears to have errors/corruption:

> [   46.226406] EXT4-fs (sda5): warning: mounting unchecked fs, running e2fsck is recommended
> [   46.228019] EXT4-fs (sda5): mounted filesystem without journal. Opts: (null)
> [   53.635758] EXT4-fs error (device sda5): ext4_lookup:1575: inode #395022: comm chown: deleted inode referenced: 397205
> [   54.128882] EXT4-fs error (device sda5): ext4_lookup:1575: inode #395022: comm chown: deleted inode referenced: 397205

> [  349.148103] EXT4-fs (sda5): error count since last fsck: 35
> [  349.148151] EXT4-fs (sda5): initial error at time 1294088651: ext4_lookup:1575: inode 395022
> [  349.148160] EXT4-fs (sda5): last error at time 1578394517: ext4_lookup:1575: inode 395022

> [ 2718.532458] EXT4-fs (sda5): Delayed block allocation failed for inode 395070 at logical offset 42 with max blocks 1 with error 74
> [ 2718.532470] EXT4-fs (sda5): This should not happen!! Data will be lost

this is almost certainly the cause of any further errors; you need to,
at minimum, fsck your filesystem, but that still may not solve
everything if further errors have been introduced into package files due
to the filesystem corruption.

Using a USB drive for root filesystem can be dangerous, since if you
remove the USB device it can easily corrupt the filesystem (and break
your system, of course).  Also you seem to not be using a ext4 journal,
which makes the filesystem unable to try recovery from the journal.

In any case, this isn't a bug, this is a problem with your system.

** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  package udev 237-3ubuntu10 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make
  backup link of './lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-pci-vendor-model.hwdb' before
  installing new version: Bad message

Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  i dont know much aboiut qhat happened since im new to this whole thing

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: udev 237-3ubuntu10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.394
  Date: Tue Jan  7 03:53:37 2020
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:udev:237-3ubuntu10
   Unpacking udev (237-3ubuntu10.33) over (237-3ubuntu10) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-h0PZ8X/1-udev_237-3ubuntu10.33_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    unable to make backup link of './lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-pci-vendor-model.hwdb' before installing new version: Bad message
  ErrorMessage: unable to make backup link of './lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-pci-vendor-model.hwdb' before installing new version: Bad message
  LiveMediaBuild: Lubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E5550
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=(hd0,4)/casper/vmlinuz boot=casper quiet splash toram persistent --
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.3
   apt  1.6.1
  SourcePackage: systemd
  Title: package udev 237-3ubuntu10 failed to install/upgrade: unable to make backup link of './lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-pci-vendor-model.hwdb' before installing new version: Bad message
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 10/30/2014
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A03
  dmi.board.name: 0DG7XK
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.board.version: A00
  dmi.chassis.type: 9
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA03:bd10/30/2014:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE5550:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn0DG7XK:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: Latitude E5550
  dmi.product.version: 01
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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