package openjdk-6-jre-headless 6b16-1.6.1-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/lib/rt.jar'

[Ashwin Rao Nooyi]

I had installed Ubuntu with Windows Xp as dual boot mode. I have allocated entire 40 Gb for Ubuntu but still I get I have don't have a disk pace in home folder. My hard disk structure as follows:
C: Windows 20 Gb
d: 40 GB
e: Ubuntu 40 Gb.

I get above error whenever I tried to log into Ubuntu. How can I fix this? I will be greatful for responses.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Nov 29 15:23:16 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/lib/rt.jar'
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: openjdk-6-jre-headless 6b16-1.6.1-3ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-15.50-generic
SourcePackage: openjdk-6
Title: package openjdk-6-jre-headless 6b16-1.6.1-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/lib/rt.jar'
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-15-generic x86_64

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report.

Could you please open a terminal and provide the output of the following command:
$ df

Thanks.

[Ashwin Rao Nooyi (ashwin-nooyi)]

Thanks for the reply. Here is the output I got using the terminal:
ashwinrao@ubuntu:~$ df
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/loop0 3773552 3581172 688 100% /
udev 479188 240 478948 1% /dev
none 479188 428 478760 1% /dev/shm
none 479188 84 479104 1% /var/run
none 479188 0 479188 0% /var/lock
none 479188 0 479188 0% /lib/init/rw
/dev/sda6 34812320 6911264 27901056 20% /host
ashwinrao@ubuntu:~$

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

The root partition is full ( 3.5GB):
/dev/loop0 3773552 3581172 688 100% /

Free some space on this device and try performing the upgrade again. I'm closing this report because it is not a bug in Ubuntu.
Don't hesitate to submit any new bug.