[Bug 929702] Re: Dpkg produces unclear error messages if out of disk space

[Sebastian Heinlein]

** Summary changed:

- Update-manager doesn't display "Package operation failed" details correctly
+ Dpkg produces unclear error messages if out of disk space

** Also affects: dpkg (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: aptdaemon (Ubuntu)
       Status: Invalid => Confirmed

** Changed in: aptdaemon (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

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Title:
  Dpkg produces unclear error messages if out of disk space

Status in “aptdaemon” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  For whatever reason I got the following error message when updating
  Ubuntu (see screenshot here attached) :

  installArchives() failed: (Reading database ...
  (Reading database ... 5%%
  (Reading database ... 10%%
  (Reading database ... 15%%
  (Reading database ... 20%%

  There might be a spare "%" and a missing ")" somewhere ?

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: software-center 5.1.8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-15.24-generic-pae 3.2.5
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-15-generic-pae i686
  ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  CasperVersion: 1.304
  Date: Thu Feb  9 19:13:01 2012
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20120209)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: software-center
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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