[SOLVED] stretch 9.2 update errors

[ransur0t]

Hi folks.

Recent stretch 9.2 update has resulted in errors for :
evolution-common
linux-image-4.9.0-4-amd64

Please see paste:
http://paste.debian.net/989495

Any advice on how to resolve would be greatly appreciated!

[ransur0t]

So, running:

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# apt --fix-broken install

a second time successfully removed the kernel update and the linux-image-amd package.

If I try to reinstall linux-image-amd64, I get the following error:

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 linux-image-amd64 : Depends: linux-image-4.9.0-4-amd64 but it is not going to be installed

The issue with evolution-common persists, preventing any system updates or package installations. The problem lies in the /usr/share/help/es/evolution/ directory -- any attempt to --fix-broken results in error: '*dpkg-new': Operation not permitted. I use the * wildcard to indicate that successive attempts point to a seemingly random *dpkg-new file in that directory ...

[stevepusser]

How did you upgrade?

Updated Debian 9: 9.2 released press@debian.org wrote:
As a special case for this point release, those using the "apt-get" tool
to perform the upgrade will need to ensure that the "dist-upgrade"
command is used, in order to update to the latest kernel packages. Users
of other tools such as "apt" and "aptitude" should use the "upgrade"
command.

[ransur0t]

Thank you for sharing this info. I updated per my usual apt dist-upgrade.

Debian Stable Updates Announcement SUA 127-1 email notification that I received -- [SUA 127-1] Upcoming Debian 9 Update (9.2) -- did NOT mention anything to this effect!

Now, how to repair the system ...

[ransur0t]

So, I have solved the update error with the evolution-common package by using:

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# dpkg -i --force-all evolution-common_3.22.6-1+deb9u1_all.deb

After the package installed correctly, I successfully reinstalled linux-image-amd64 and the updated kernel 4.9.0-4!

For reference (since the paste link expired), the issue I had with evolution-common at the time of upgrade and during any attempt to fix the broken install is listed below:

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apt --fix-broken install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  evolution-common
The following packages will be upgraded:
  evolution-common
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/7,426 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Reading changelogs... Done
(Reading database ... 185662 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../evolution-common_3.22.6-1+deb9u1_all.deb ...
Unpacking evolution-common (3.22.6-1+deb9u1) over (3.22.6-1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/evolution-common_3.22.6-1+deb9u1_all.deb (--unpack):
 unable to open '/usr/share/help/es/evolution/import-data.page.dpkg-new': Operation not permitted
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/evolution-common_3.22.6-1+deb9u1_all.deb
needrestart is being skipped since dpkg has failed
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)