APT Can't drop privileges for

Bug #1597476 reported by Jaycee
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Bug Description

After installing software in Synaptic and clicking close (after successful installs) this is the error:
W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/var/cache/apt/archives/partial/libuuid1_2.27.1-6ubuntu3.1_i386.deb' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied)

I am testing the Mint 18 Beta (MATE Edition) as a live setup. Sometimes you have to install some things before a install.

Linux Mint 18 "Sarah" MATE 64-bit
Installed reiser4,f2fs & deps. everything installed fine, then clicked the close button.
instead of dropping back to package selections, I was greeted with error. (Possibly cosmetic?)
Occasionally I think 3 separate times this has happened all during fresh boots from live media.

*Misc*
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Aptitude 0.7.4: log report
Tue, Jun 7 2016 14:18:55 +0000

  IMPORTANT: this log only lists intended actions; actions which fail
  due to dpkg problems may not be completed.

Will install 0 packages, and remove 0 packages.
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Log complete.

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Aptitude 0.7.4: log report
Tue, Jun 7 2016 14:18:57 +0000

  IMPORTANT: this log only lists intended actions; actions which fail
  due to dpkg problems may not be completed.

Will install 0 packages, and remove 0 packages.
========================================
========================================

Log complete.

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2016-06-29 12:20:09 startup packages configure
2016-06-29 12:20:09 configure libuuid1:i386 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.1 <none>
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status triggers-pending libc-bin:amd64 2.23-0ubuntu3
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status unpacked libuuid1:i386 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status half-configured libuuid1:i386 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status installed libuuid1:i386 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 configure libuuid1:amd64 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.1 <none>
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status unpacked libuuid1:amd64 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status half-configured libuuid1:amd64 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status installed libuuid1:amd64 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 configure libf2fs0:amd64 1.6.1-1 <none>
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status unpacked libf2fs0:amd64 1.6.1-1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status half-configured libf2fs0:amd64 1.6.1-1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status installed libf2fs0:amd64 1.6.1-1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 configure f2fs-tools:amd64 1.6.1-1 <none>
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status unpacked f2fs-tools:amd64 1.6.1-1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status half-configured f2fs-tools:amd64 1.6.1-1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status installed f2fs-tools:amd64 1.6.1-1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 configure libaal-dev:amd64 1.0.6-1 <none>
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status unpacked libaal-dev:amd64 1.0.6-1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status half-configured libaal-dev:amd64 1.0.6-1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status installed libaal-dev:amd64 1.0.6-1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 configure libtinfo-dev:amd64 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1 <none>
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status unpacked libtinfo-dev:amd64 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status half-configured libtinfo-dev:amd64 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status installed libtinfo-dev:amd64 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 configure libncurses5-dev:amd64 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1 <none>
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status unpacked libncurses5-dev:amd64 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status half-configured libncurses5-dev:amd64 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status installed libncurses5-dev:amd64 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 configure uuid-dev:amd64 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.1 <none>
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status unpacked uuid-dev:amd64 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status half-configured uuid-dev:amd64 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status installed uuid-dev:amd64 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 configure libreadline-gplv2-dev:amd64 5.2+dfsg-3build1 <none>
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status unpacked libreadline-gplv2-dev:amd64 5.2+dfsg-3build1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status half-configured libreadline-gplv2-dev:amd64 5.2+dfsg-3build1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status installed libreadline-gplv2-dev:amd64 5.2+dfsg-3build1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 configure libreiser4-dev:amd64 1.1.0-1.1 <none>
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status unpacked libreiser4-dev:amd64 1.1.0-1.1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status half-configured libreiser4-dev:amd64 1.1.0-1.1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status installed libreiser4-dev:amd64 1.1.0-1.1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 configure reiser4progs:amd64 1.1.0-1.1 <none>
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status unpacked reiser4progs:amd64 1.1.0-1.1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status half-configured reiser4progs:amd64 1.1.0-1.1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status installed reiser4progs:amd64 1.1.0-1.1
2016-06-29 12:20:09 configure android-tools-fsutils:amd64 5.1.1r36+git20160322-0ubuntu3 <none>
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status unpacked android-tools-fsutils:amd64 5.1.1r36+git20160322-0ubuntu3
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status half-configured android-tools-fsutils:amd64 5.1.1r36+git20160322-0ubuntu3
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status installed android-tools-fsutils:amd64 5.1.1r36+git20160322-0ubuntu3
2016-06-29 12:20:09 trigproc libc-bin:amd64 2.23-0ubuntu3 <none>
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status half-configured libc-bin:amd64 2.23-0ubuntu3
2016-06-29 12:20:09 status installed libc-bin:amd64 2.23-0ubuntu3
2016-06-29 12:20:09 startup packages configure

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Jaycee (unimatrix725) wrote :

Launching with gksu gets rid of error, but still does not install all pkgs correctly. I incorrectly stated previously that there was nothing wrong. Apparently not everything you mark gets installed, eg: filezilla or redshift-gtk.
ALSO ReInstall DOES NOT WORK, Neither does remove and install again?!?!

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