[Bug 1543280] [NEW] apt-get fails withCan't drop privileges for downloading as file + couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied)

[David Favor]

Public bug reported:

Fails on all sorts of Xenial package installs.

Please update this ticket with manual fix for this, to facilitate Xenial
testing.

Thanks.
__________

Two simple examples...

1) aptitude changelog apt > /dev/null

2) echo 'ttf-mscorefonts-installer msttcorefonts/accepted-mscorefonts-eula select true' | debconf-set-selections
     apt-get -yqq install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
___________

There are several bugs related to this problem. None have a fix
specified + all are opened against random packages, rather than
aptitude.

Several of these bugs have been closed saying problem is fixed in apt-1.1.2 + above which is incorrect.
___________

lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch)
Release:	16.04
Codename:	xenial

apt-get --version
apt 1.1.10 (amd64)
Supported modules:
*Ver: Standard .deb
*Pkg:  Debian dpkg interface (Priority 30)
 Pkg:  Debian APT solver interface (Priority -1000)
 S.L: 'deb' Debian binary tree
 S.L: 'deb-src' Debian source tree
 Idx: Debian Source Index
 Idx: Debian Package Index
 Idx: Debian Translation Index
 Idx: Debian dpkg status file
 Idx: Debian deb file
 Idx: Debian dsc file
 Idx: Debian control file
 Idx: EDSP scenario file

aptitude --version
aptitude 0.7.4 compiled at Dec  9 2015 19:30:45
Compiler: g++ 5.3.1 20151207
Compiled against:
  apt version 5.0.0
  NCurses version 6.0
  libsigc++ version: 2.6.2
  Gtk+ support disabled.
  Qt support disabled.

Current library versions:
  NCurses version: ncurses 6.0.20151024
  cwidget version: 0.5.17
  Apt version: 5.0.0

** Affects: aptitude (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Package changed: synaptic (Ubuntu) => aptitude (Ubuntu)

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Title:
  apt-get fails withCan't drop privileges for downloading as file +
  couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission
  denied)

Status in aptitude package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Fails on all sorts of Xenial package installs.

  Please update this ticket with manual fix for this, to facilitate
  Xenial testing.

  Thanks.
  __________

  Two simple examples...

  1) aptitude changelog apt > /dev/null

  2) echo 'ttf-mscorefonts-installer msttcorefonts/accepted-mscorefonts-eula select true' | debconf-set-selections
       apt-get -yqq install ttf-mscorefonts-installer
  ___________

  There are several bugs related to this problem. None have a fix
  specified + all are opened against random packages, rather than
  aptitude.

  Several of these bugs have been closed saying problem is fixed in apt-1.1.2 + above which is incorrect.
  ___________

  lsb_release -a
  No LSB modules are available.
  Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
  Description:	Ubuntu Xenial Xerus (development branch)
  Release:	16.04
  Codename:	xenial

  apt-get --version
  apt 1.1.10 (amd64)
  Supported modules:
  *Ver: Standard .deb
  *Pkg:  Debian dpkg interface (Priority 30)
   Pkg:  Debian APT solver interface (Priority -1000)
   S.L: 'deb' Debian binary tree
   S.L: 'deb-src' Debian source tree
   Idx: Debian Source Index
   Idx: Debian Package Index
   Idx: Debian Translation Index
   Idx: Debian dpkg status file
   Idx: Debian deb file
   Idx: Debian dsc file
   Idx: Debian control file
   Idx: EDSP scenario file

  aptitude --version
  aptitude 0.7.4 compiled at Dec  9 2015 19:30:45
  Compiler: g++ 5.3.1 20151207
  Compiled against:
    apt version 5.0.0
    NCurses version 6.0
    libsigc++ version: 2.6.2
    Gtk+ support disabled.
    Qt support disabled.

  Current library versions:
    NCurses version: ncurses 6.0.20151024
    cwidget version: 0.5.17
    Apt version: 5.0.0

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