Xubuntu 9.10 ran out of disk space while installing OpenOffice.org

[DeaconCTK]

Binary package hint: openoffice.org

Xubuntu failed while installing OOo??? Why is Xubuntu even trying to install OOo? This may be related to bug #312491, but that doesn't explain why there was a failure installing something that isn't supposed to be installed in the first place.

If this is related to bug #312491, note that I had 2.5GiB unpartitioned space (which is why I was using Xubuntu). The Get Xubuntu page (http://xubuntu.org/get) indicates only 2GB of free space is required on the hard disk. I do not yet know the state of the installation (since I'm still running off of the live CD), but using GParted to look at how things ended up, I see that installation created a 2.34GiB ext4 partition and a 172.54MiB swap partition. The ext4 partition shows 2.32GiB used--more than the total space supposedly required to install Xubuntu in the first place.

This is my third report relating to this installation: see bug #291287 comment #10, and bug #494628. I have three more "problem" dialogues displayed at the moment, but this will be the last bug I submit for now--I suspect all these errors are due to the same root cause. Anyway, the other three state the following:

1) Sorry, the package "openoffice.org-draw 1:3.1.1-5ubuntu1" failed to install or upgrade.
2) Sorry, the package "openoffice.org-writer 1:3.1.1-5ubuntu1" failed to install or upgrade.
3) Sorry, the program "devkit-disks-daemon" closed unexpectedly

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Dec 9 12:19:35 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/openoffice/basis3.1/program/slideshow.uno.so'
LiveMediaBuild: Xubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.3)
Package: openoffice.org-impress (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: openoffice.org
Title: package openoffice.org-impress (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb during `./usr/lib/openoffice/basis3.1/program/slideshow.uno.so'
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686

[DeaconCTK (cnospam)]

I increased my available space and attempted to install Xubuntu again. This time it was successful. However, I was unable to download the available updates due to lack of disk space.

The total disk space used (du -hc /) was 2.2G--with nothing but default Xubuntu applications installed. As noted above, the Get Xubuntu page indicates that only 2GB is required for installation.

Also, the full OpenOffice.org suite was installed. Uninstalling OOo reduced disk usage to 2.0G. It seems to me that OOo is probably not the only unnecessary program being installed and hogging disk space.

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Thanks for reporting this bug and any supporting documentation. Since this bug has enough information provided for a developer to begin work, I'm going to mark it as confirmed and let them handle it from here. Thanks for taking the time to make Ubuntu better!

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Reviewing your log files attached to this bug report it seems that there is a problem with your installation media (CD/DVD). Please retry your installation with new media and if it still fails I'd recommend testing your CD drive with other media. In the event that is is not in fact an error with your installation media please set the bug's status back to New. Thanks and good luck!

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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