So, this is an older system where the owner does not wish to upgeade.
So I thought I would try and install TB from a downloaded rpm:
yum -y install thunderbird-38.0.1-2.fc20.x86_64.rpm
Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit
Examining thunderbird-38.0.1-2.fc20.x86_64.rpm: thunderbird-38.0.1-2.fc20.x86_64
Marking thunderbird-38.0.1-2.fc20.x86_64.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package thunderbird.x86_64 0:38.0.1-2.fc20 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
thunderbird x86_64 38.0.1-2.fc20 /thunderbird-38.0.1-2.fc20.x86_64 116 M
Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package
Total size: 116 M
Installed size: 116 M
Downloading packages:
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction (shutdown inhibited)
Installing : thunderbird-38.0.1-2.fc20.x86_64 1/1
Error unpacking rpm package thunderbird-38.0.1-2.fc20.x86_64
error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/lib64/thunderbird/dictionaries: cpio: rename
Verifying : thunderbird-38.0.1-2.fc20.x86_64 1/1
Failed:
thunderbird.x86_64 0:38.0.1-2.fc20
Complete!
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cpio rename????? Since when did cpio fail to rename something?
$ rpm -q cpio
cpio-2.11-28.fc20.x86_64
This has never been a problem I even re-installed cpio
without any problems. but installing TB still fails with this error.
At the verge of giving up, but still willing to hear from others
about this issue.