/usr/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloader fails the installation on ENOSPC

[Tim Chambers]

This bug is being filed automatically during a partial upgrade. I ran out of disk space and recovery has been bumpy.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: update-notifier-common 0.119ubuntu8.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu May 3 15:57:50 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-notifier
Title: package update-notifier-common 0.119ubuntu8.1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-03 (0 days ago)

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

I'm not sure whether it's appropriate for update-notifier to install ok when out of disk space. This is certainly an edge case, at least. Triaging to 'low' for now.