[Bug 1822462] [NEW] apt-get reports signature problem when /tmp is full

Sun Mar 31 10:16:18 UTC 2019

Public bug reported:

1)
Description:    Ubuntu Bionic Beaver (development branch)
Release:        18.04

2)
apt:
  Installed: 1.6.10
  Candidate: 1.6.10
  Version table:
 *** 1.6.10 100
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3)
I would expect a helpful error message, saying there's not enough disk space, or maybe even pointing at the /tmp partition.

4)
My /tmp partition was full, when I tried `apt-get update`. It failed with the following errors:

Get:1 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease [242 kB]
Err:1 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease              
  Splitting up /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_bionic_InRelease into data and signature failed
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [88,7 kB]
Err:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease
  Splitting up /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_bionic-security_InRelease into data and signature failed
Get:3 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease [88,7 kB]
Err:3 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease
  Splitting up /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_bionic-updates_InRelease into data and signature failed
Get:4 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease [74,6 kB]
Err:4 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease
  Splitting up /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_bionic-backports_InRelease into data and signature failed
Reading package lists... Done
W: GPG error: http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease: Splitting up /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_bionic_InRelease into data and signature failed
E: The repository 'http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease' is not signed.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
W: GPG error: http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease: Splitting up /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_bionic-security_InRelease into data and signature failed
E: The repository 'http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease' is not signed.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
W: GPG error: http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease: Splitting up /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_bionic-updates_InRelease into data and signature failed
E: The repository 'http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease' is not signed.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
W: GPG error: http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease: Splitting up /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_bionic-backports_InRelease into data and signature failed
E: The repository 'http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease' is not signed.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

The hint at unsigned repositories is misleading and it took quite some
time to figure out the real problem. Therefore, I would expect an error
message pointing at the real culprit, which in this case was missing
disk space.

---

After removing files from /tmp, apt-get update succeeds as expected:

Get:1 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease [242 kB]
Get:2 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease [88,7 kB]
Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [88,7 kB]
Get:4 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease [74,6 kB]
Get:5 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages [1.019 kB]                 
Get:6 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main Translation-en [516 kB]        
Get:7 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/restricted amd64 Packages [9.184 B]
Get:8 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/restricted Translation-en [3.584 B]
Get:9 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages [8.570 kB]
Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages [284 kB]
Get:11 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main Translation-en [104 kB]
Get:12 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/restricted amd64 Packages [4.296 B]
Get:13 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/restricted Translation-en [2.192 B]
Get:14 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe Translation-en [4.941 kB]
Get:15 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/multiverse amd64 Packages [151 kB]
Get:16 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/multiverse Translation-en [108 kB]
Get:17 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages [560 kB]
Get:18 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main Translation-en [207 kB]
Get:19 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/restricted amd64 Packages [6.996 B]
Get:20 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/restricted Translation-en [3.076 B]
Get:21 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe amd64 Packages [747 kB]
Get:22 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe Translation-en [196 kB]
Get:23 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages [6.388 B]
Get:24 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/multiverse Translation-en [3.452 B]
Get:25 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports/main amd64 Packages [1.024 B]
Get:26 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports/main Translation-en [448 B]
Get:27 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports/universe amd64 Packages [3.468 B]
Get:28 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports/universe Translation-en [1.604 B]
Fetched 4.649 kB in 4s (1.266 kB/s)                                      
Reading package lists... Done

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

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Title:
  apt-get reports signature problem when /tmp is full

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  1)
  Description:    Ubuntu Bionic Beaver (development branch)
  Release:        18.04

  2)
  apt:
    Installed: 1.6.10
    Candidate: 1.6.10
    Version table:
   *** 1.6.10 100
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  3)
  I would expect a helpful error message, saying there's not enough disk space, or maybe even pointing at the /tmp partition.

  4)
  My /tmp partition was full, when I tried `apt-get update`. It failed with the following errors:

  Get:1 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease [242 kB]
  Err:1 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease              
    Splitting up /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_bionic_InRelease into data and signature failed
  Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [88,7 kB]
  Err:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease
    Splitting up /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_bionic-security_InRelease into data and signature failed
  Get:3 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease [88,7 kB]
  Err:3 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease
    Splitting up /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_bionic-updates_InRelease into data and signature failed
  Get:4 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease [74,6 kB]
  Err:4 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease
    Splitting up /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_bionic-backports_InRelease into data and signature failed
  Reading package lists... Done
  W: GPG error: http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease: Splitting up /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_bionic_InRelease into data and signature failed
  E: The repository 'http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease' is not signed.
  N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
  N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
  W: GPG error: http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease: Splitting up /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_bionic-security_InRelease into data and signature failed
  E: The repository 'http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease' is not signed.
  N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
  N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
  W: GPG error: http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease: Splitting up /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_bionic-updates_InRelease into data and signature failed
  E: The repository 'http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease' is not signed.
  N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
  N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
  W: GPG error: http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease: Splitting up /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/de.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_bionic-backports_InRelease into data and signature failed
  E: The repository 'http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease' is not signed.
  N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
  N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

  The hint at unsigned repositories is misleading and it took quite some
  time to figure out the real problem. Therefore, I would expect an
  error message pointing at the real culprit, which in this case was
  missing disk space.

  ---

  After removing files from /tmp, apt-get update succeeds as expected:

  Get:1 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease [242 kB]
  Get:2 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease [88,7 kB]
  Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [88,7 kB]
  Get:4 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease [74,6 kB]
  Get:5 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages [1.019 kB]                 
  Get:6 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main Translation-en [516 kB]        
  Get:7 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/restricted amd64 Packages [9.184 B]
  Get:8 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/restricted Translation-en [3.584 B]
  Get:9 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 Packages [8.570 kB]
  Get:10 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main amd64 Packages [284 kB]
  Get:11 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/main Translation-en [104 kB]
  Get:12 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/restricted amd64 Packages [4.296 B]
  Get:13 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security/restricted Translation-en [2.192 B]
  Get:14 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe Translation-en [4.941 kB]
  Get:15 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/multiverse amd64 Packages [151 kB]
  Get:16 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/multiverse Translation-en [108 kB]
  Get:17 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages [560 kB]
  Get:18 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main Translation-en [207 kB]
  Get:19 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/restricted amd64 Packages [6.996 B]
  Get:20 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/restricted Translation-en [3.076 B]
  Get:21 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe amd64 Packages [747 kB]
  Get:22 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/universe Translation-en [196 kB]
  Get:23 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages [6.388 B]
  Get:24 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/multiverse Translation-en [3.452 B]
  Get:25 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports/main amd64 Packages [1.024 B]
  Get:26 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports/main Translation-en [448 B]
  Get:27 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports/universe amd64 Packages [3.468 B]
  Get:28 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports/universe Translation-en [1.604 B]
  Fetched 4.649 kB in 4s (1.266 kB/s)                                      
  Reading package lists... Done

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