[Bug 999810] Re: apt-get fails to simulate a upgrade, when running as non-root user, fix available in debian package

[Allo]

Okay ... the mail cron-apt mails after trying to upgrade:

CRON-APT RUN [/etc/cron-apt/config]: Wed May 16 04:00:01 CEST 2012
CRON-APT SLEEP: 44, Wed May 16 04:00:45 CEST 2012
CRON-APT ACTION: 3-download
CRON-APT LINE: /usr/bin/aptitude -o Acquire::http::Dl-Limit=2000 dist-upgrade -d -y -o APT::Get::Show-Upgraded=true
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
Reading extended state information...
Initializing package states...
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  encfs{a} librlog5{a} 
The following packages will be upgraded:
  devscripts fonts-opensymbol gdb gir1.2-networkmanager-1.0 
 [...]
79 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 21.9 MB/135 MB of archives. After unpacking 1993 kB will be used.
Writing extended state information...
Get: 1 http://pi.wiss-stud/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main libsasl2-modules amd64 2.1.25.dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1 [63.2 kB]
Get: 2 http://pi.wiss-stud/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main libsasl2-2 amd64 2.1.25.dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1 [69.1 kB]
[...]
Fetched 21.9 MB in 10s (2116 kB/s)
E: Failed to write temporary StateFile /var/lib/apt/extended_states.tmp
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
Reading extended state information...
Initializing package states...
Writing extended state information...

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Title:
  apt-get fails to simulate a upgrade, when running as non-root user,
  fix available in debian package

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “apt” package in Debian:
  New

Bug description:
  see http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=498799

  it would be nice, if this could be fixed for precise as well.

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