yum/rpm install/update git fails with error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/bin/git : cpio: link
Issue
- Attempting to install/update
git
package fails withcpio:link
errors e.g:
# rpm -ivh /tmp/git-1.8.3.1-23.el7_8.x86_64.rpm
Preparing... ################################# [100%]
Updating / installing...
1:git-1.8.3.1-23.el7_8 ################################# [100%]
error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/bin/git;608bf7c3: cpio: link
error: git-1.8.3.1-23.el7_8.x86_64: install failed
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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