Somehow a +i attrib was set on the directory containing evolution and
its components. Recursively removing the +i attrib solved the problem.
No idea how it got set.
** Changed in: evolution-data-server (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1784143
Title:
package evolution-data-server 3.18.5-1ubuntu1 failed to
install/upgrade: unable to create '/usr/lib/evolution/evolution-user-
prompter.dpkg-new' (while processing './usr/lib/evolution/evolution-
user-prompter'): Permission denied
Status in evolution-data-server package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Bug description:
:~# lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS
Release: 16.04
here's the dpkg -l: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/YW8ntBMB6P/
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: evolution-data-server 3.18.5-1ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-131.157-generic 4.4.134
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-131-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jul 27 06:58:35 2018
DuplicateSignature:
package:evolution-data-server:3.18.5-1ubuntu1
Unpacking evolution-data-server (3.18.5-1ubuntu1.1) over (3.18.5-1ubuntu1)
...
dpkg: error processing archive
/var/cache/apt/archives/evolution-data-server_3.18.5-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
(--unpack):
unable to create '/usr/lib/evolution/evolution-user-prompter.dpkg-new'
(while processing './usr/lib/evolution/evolution-user-prompter'): Permission
denied
ErrorMessage: unable to create
'/usr/lib/evolution/evolution-user-prompter.dpkg-new' (while processing
'./usr/lib/evolution/evolution-user-prompter'): Permission denied
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-03 (724 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64
(20160420.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.4
apt 1.2.27
SourcePackage: evolution-data-server
Title: package evolution-data-server 3.18.5-1ubuntu1 failed to
install/upgrade: unable to create
'/usr/lib/evolution/evolution-user-prompter.dpkg-new' (while processing
'./usr/lib/evolution/evolution-user-prompter'): Permission denied
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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