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  1. Re: Failed to symbolic-link /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-22-generic to initrd.img

    Yeah I just restarted and it seems to be working perfectly now.

    So the solution for the error Failed to symbolic-link /boot/initrd.img-***-*** to initrd.img:File exists at *** (error exit status...
  2. Re: Failed to symbolic-link /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-22-generic to initrd.img

    I decided to try something simple, sudo mv /initrd.img initrd.img.bak


    element@Lanthinum:~$ sudo mv /initrd.img initrd.img.bak
    element@Lanthinum:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
    Reading package...
  3. Re: Failed to symbolic-link /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-22-generic to initrd.img

    Tried the clean and reinstall, got this:


    element@Lanthinum:~$ sudo apt-get clean
    [sudo] password for element:
    element@Lanthinum:~$ sudo apt-get clean
    element@Lanthinum:~$ clear...
  4. Re: Failed to symbolic-link /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-22-generic to initrd.img

    Yep, I tried the update. Sadly no luck. :-?

    Here are the results from running each command you suggested in order (sans the update list for clarity).


    Fetched 5,150 B in 38s (134 B/s)
    Reading...
  5. Re: Failed to symbolic-link /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-22-generic to initrd.img

    Still having the issue, anyone have any ideas?
  6. Failed to symbolic-link /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-22-generic to initrd.img

    Running sudo apt-get dist-upgrade returns the following errors:


    ~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree
    Reading state information... Done...
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