package ubuntu-docs 14.04.4 failed to install/upgrade: failed to stat (dereference) existing symlink `/usr/share/help/br/ubuntu-help/hardware-cardreader.page': Input/output error

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Hi,
I removed the incriminated symbolic link and system upgrade terminated
correctly.
Thanks for your help,
Billy

2015-03-10 9:23 GMT+01:00 Gunnar Hjalmarsson <email address hidden>:

> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1364642 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1364642
>
> ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1364642
> package ubuntu-docs 12.04.6 failed to install/upgrade: symbolic link
> '/usr/share/help/ja/ubuntu-help/music-player-notrecognized.page' size has
> changed from 69 to 4
>
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> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1430167
>
> Title:
> package ubuntu-docs 14.04.4 failed to install/upgrade: failed to stat
> (dereference) existing symlink `/usr/share/help/br/ubuntu-help
> /hardware-cardreader.page': Input/output error
>
> Status in ubuntu-docs package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> Message : Installation or deletion of a package failed (L'installation
> ou la suppression d'un paquet logiciel a échoué.)
> lsb_release -rd
> Description: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS
> Release: 14.04
> The system also freezes often with disk usage light permanently on !
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
> Package: ubuntu-docs 14.04.4
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-46.77-generic 3.13.11-ckt15
> Uname: Linux 3.13.0-46-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7
> AptOrdering:
> libicu52: Install
> ubuntu-docs: Install
> libicu52: Configure
> ubuntu-docs: Configure
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Tue Mar 10 07:51:19 2015
> DpkgTerminalLog:
> Preparing to unpack .../libicu52_52.1-3ubuntu0.2_amd64.deb ...
> Unpacking libicu52:amd64 (52.1-3ubuntu0.2) over (52.1-3) ...
> Preparing to unpack .../ubuntu-docs_14.04.5_all.deb ...
> Unpacking ubuntu-docs (14.04.5) over (14.04.4) ...
> DuplicateSignature: package:ubuntu-docs:14.04.4:failed to stat
> (dereference) existing symlink
> `/usr/share/help/br/ubuntu-help/hardware-cardreader.page': Input/output
> error
> ErrorMessage: failed to stat (dereference) existing symlink
> `/usr/share/help/br/ubuntu-help/hardware-cardreader.page': Input/output
> error
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-07-03 (615 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64
> (20130213)
> PackageArchitecture: all
> SourcePackage: ubuntu-docs
> Title: package ubuntu-docs 14.04.4 failed to install/upgrade: failed to
> stat (dereference) existing symlink
> `/usr/share/help/br/ubuntu-help/hardware-cardreader.page': Input/output
> error
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-09-16 (174 days ago)
>
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Thanks for letting us know, Billy. Yes, it is as simple as that, and even if it only happens occasionally, it's an annoying bug.