The error reported is: unable to create '/etc/debian_version.dpkg-new' (while processing './etc/debian_version'): Read-only file system
You can certainly not upgrade packages while /etc is on a read-only filesystem. ** Changed in: base-files (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1802451 Title: package base-files 10.1ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: unable to create '/etc/debian_version.dpkg-new' (while processing './etc/debian_version'): Read-only file system To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/base-files/+bug/1802451/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs