package vim-tiny 1:7.1.314-3ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/bin/vim.tiny'

[mkosam]

Binary package hint: vim

package vim-tiny 1:7.1.314-3ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/bin/vim.tiny' , may ubuntu 8.10 .

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/bin/vim.tiny'
Package: vim-tiny 1:7.1.314-3ubuntu3
SourcePackage: vim
Title: package vim-tiny 1:7.1.314-3ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/bin/vim.tiny'
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic i686

[Dominik Stadler (dominik-stadler)]

Looking at the attached dpkg-log, the following line shows the following reason for this problem:

dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/vim-tiny_1%3a7.1.314-3ubuntu3.1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/bin/vim.tiny': No space left on device

"no space left on device" means that simply the disk ran out of space here, I don't think this is a problem of the package itself.

Therefore I am closing this as invalid, please try to make more space available on your harddrive and then try again.

If you think there is a problem with too much space usage somewhere, please create a separate bug report that provides the relevant information.

See also Bug #312491 which discusses improving the error message in this case.