Activity log for bug #1522675

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2015-12-04 04:32:18 dino99 bug added bug
2015-12-04 04:34:10 dino99 description Recently we got new versions for synaptic & apt, but now get that error when installing/upgrading some packages: Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_cl' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) From nautilus, i'm seeing a /root/ folder locked (x on its icon) and the folder is empty (no /.synaptic/ sub-folder or file), so the above error. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: synaptic 0.82+build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-1.10-generic 4.3.0 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-1-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Dec 4 05:23:25 2015 SourcePackage: synaptic UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) Recently we got new versions for synaptic 0.82+build1 & apt 1.1.3, but now get that error when installing/upgrading some packages: Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_cl' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) From nautilus, i'm seeing a /root/ folder locked (x on its icon) and the folder is empty (no /.synaptic/ sub-folder or file), so the above error. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: synaptic 0.82+build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-1.10-generic 4.3.0 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-1-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Dec 4 05:23:25 2015 SourcePackage: synaptic UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
2015-12-11 11:37:32 Launchpad Janitor synaptic (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2015-12-11 13:08:00 Alberto Salvia Novella synaptic (Ubuntu): importance Undecided High
2015-12-11 13:08:23 Alberto Salvia Novella synaptic (Ubuntu): importance High Medium
2015-12-25 17:04:02 Vangelis Skarmoutsos bug added subscriber Vangelis Skarmoutsos
2016-01-28 16:54:03 dino99 bug task added apt (Ubuntu)
2016-02-05 19:11:23 pacofg78@gmail.com bug added subscriber pacofg78@gmail.com
2016-02-10 20:45:47 Launchpad Janitor apt (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2016-02-10 20:45:59 Julian Alarcon bug added subscriber Julian Alarcon
2016-02-11 13:51:57 Alberto Salvia Novella apt (Ubuntu): importance Undecided Critical
2016-02-11 13:52:25 Alberto Salvia Novella synaptic (Ubuntu): importance Medium Critical
2016-02-11 16:06:23 Alberto Salvia Novella synaptic (Ubuntu): status Confirmed Invalid
2016-02-11 16:07:13 Alberto Salvia Novella nominated for series Ubuntu Xenial
2016-02-16 23:58:03 Brian Murray apt (Ubuntu): importance Critical Medium
2016-02-16 23:58:10 Brian Murray bug added subscriber Brian Murray
2016-03-08 14:50:00 Julian Andres Klode apt (Ubuntu): status Confirmed Invalid
2016-03-09 04:56:35 Adolfo Jayme Barrientos synaptic (Ubuntu): status Invalid Triaged
2016-03-09 04:56:37 Adolfo Jayme Barrientos synaptic (Ubuntu): importance Critical Low
2016-03-29 12:50:06 Kev Bowring bug added subscriber flocculant
2016-04-23 09:29:14 pablomme bug added subscriber pablomme
2016-04-25 19:16:39 Richard Hansen bug watch added http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=808802
2016-04-25 19:16:39 Richard Hansen bug task added synaptic (Debian)
2016-04-25 19:17:03 Richard Hansen bug added subscriber Richard Hansen
2016-04-25 20:10:47 dino99 summary /root/.synaptic/ not created /root/.synaptic/ not created due to locking status
2016-04-26 14:18:17 Jani Uusitalo bug added subscriber Jani Uusitalo
2016-04-27 02:53:21 The Powerpuff Girls synaptic (Ubuntu): status Triaged Confirmed
2016-04-27 13:33:19 Bug Watch Updater synaptic (Debian): status Unknown New
2016-04-27 14:07:12 Travisgevans bug added subscriber Travisgevans
2016-04-30 06:45:41 Gil Gamesh bug added subscriber Gil Gamesh
2016-05-11 14:26:05 Erick Brunzell bug added subscriber Erick Brunzell
2016-06-15 04:42:50 kgoeser bug added subscriber kgoeser
2016-06-30 15:16:56 Flames_in_Paradise tags amd64 apport-bug package-from-proposed third-party-packages xenial amd64 apport-bug package-from-proposed third-party-packages upgrade-regression xenial
2016-06-30 15:17:31 Flames_in_Paradise tags amd64 apport-bug package-from-proposed third-party-packages upgrade-regression xenial amd64 apport-bug package-from-proposed regression third-party-packages xenial
2016-06-30 15:26:04 Flames_in_Paradise tags amd64 apport-bug package-from-proposed regression third-party-packages xenial amd64 apport-bug package-from-proposed regression-update third-party-packages xenial
2016-07-11 06:35:15 dino99 tags amd64 apport-bug package-from-proposed regression-update third-party-packages xenial amd64 apport-bug package-from-proposed regression-update third-party-packages xenial yakkety
2016-07-19 02:00:53 R.B. Boyer bug added subscriber R.B. Boyer
2016-08-03 05:29:02 Pierce Gerhart bug added subscriber Pierce Gerhart
2016-08-03 05:29:34 Pierce Gerhart removed subscriber Pierce Gerhart
2016-08-04 18:49:15 Geert Jan Alsem bug added subscriber Geert Jan Alsem
2016-08-07 13:29:43 Teodoro bug added subscriber Teodoro
2016-08-20 21:15:23 b3nmore bug added subscriber b3nmore
2016-08-24 16:09:58 Benchrest bug added subscriber Benchrest
2016-09-15 16:04:57 dino99 description Recently we got new versions for synaptic 0.82+build1 & apt 1.1.3, but now get that error when installing/upgrading some packages: Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_cl' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) From nautilus, i'm seeing a /root/ folder locked (x on its icon) and the folder is empty (no /.synaptic/ sub-folder or file), so the above error. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: synaptic 0.82+build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-1.10-generic 4.3.0 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-1-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Dec 4 05:23:25 2015 SourcePackage: synaptic UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) Recently we got new versions for synaptic 0.82+build1 & apt 1.1.3, but now get that error when installing/upgrading some packages: Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_cl' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) From nautilus, i'm seeing a /root/ folder locked (x on its icon) and the folder is empty (no /.synaptic/ sub-folder or file), so the above error. ======================================================================= The real problem is : there is _apt user on the system (see #808802 MV comments) grep -B2 _apt /var/lib/dpkg/info/apt.postinst # add unprivileged user for the apt methods adduser --force-badname --system --home /nonexistent \ --no-create-home --quiet _apt || true # Fixup any mistake in the home directory of the _apt user if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 1.1~exp10~; then usermod --home /nonexistent _apt ====================================================================== ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: synaptic 0.82+build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-1.10-generic 4.3.0 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-1-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Dec 4 05:23:25 2015 SourcePackage: synaptic UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
2016-09-15 16:05:20 dino99 description Recently we got new versions for synaptic 0.82+build1 & apt 1.1.3, but now get that error when installing/upgrading some packages: Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_cl' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) From nautilus, i'm seeing a /root/ folder locked (x on its icon) and the folder is empty (no /.synaptic/ sub-folder or file), so the above error. ======================================================================= The real problem is : there is _apt user on the system (see #808802 MV comments) grep -B2 _apt /var/lib/dpkg/info/apt.postinst # add unprivileged user for the apt methods adduser --force-badname --system --home /nonexistent \ --no-create-home --quiet _apt || true # Fixup any mistake in the home directory of the _apt user if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 1.1~exp10~; then usermod --home /nonexistent _apt ====================================================================== ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: synaptic 0.82+build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-1.10-generic 4.3.0 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-1-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Dec 4 05:23:25 2015 SourcePackage: synaptic UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) Recently we got new versions for synaptic 0.82+build1 & apt 1.1.3, but now get that error when installing/upgrading some packages: Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_cl' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) From nautilus, i'm seeing a /root/ folder locked (x on its icon) and the folder is empty (no /.synaptic/ sub-folder or file), so the above error. ======================================================================= The real problem is : there is no _apt user on the system (see #808802 MV comments) grep -B2 _apt /var/lib/dpkg/info/apt.postinst  # add unprivileged user for the apt methods  adduser --force-badname --system --home /nonexistent \      --no-create-home --quiet _apt || true  # Fixup any mistake in the home directory of the _apt user  if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 1.1~exp10~; then      usermod --home /nonexistent _apt ====================================================================== ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: synaptic 0.82+build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-1.10-generic 4.3.0 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-1-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Dec 4 05:23:25 2015 SourcePackage: synaptic UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
2016-09-15 16:06:42 dino99 summary /root/.synaptic/ not created due to locking status Can't drop privileges for downloading : _apt user not created
2016-09-15 16:07:24 dino99 bug task deleted synaptic (Ubuntu)
2016-09-15 16:07:49 dino99 bug task added dpkg (Ubuntu)
2016-09-15 16:08:10 dino99 bug task deleted apt (Ubuntu)
2016-09-15 16:09:40 Launchpad Janitor dpkg (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2016-09-15 16:20:31 Lisa O'Leary bug added subscriber Lisa O'Leary
2016-09-16 02:13:10 dino99 description Recently we got new versions for synaptic 0.82+build1 & apt 1.1.3, but now get that error when installing/upgrading some packages: Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_cl' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) From nautilus, i'm seeing a /root/ folder locked (x on its icon) and the folder is empty (no /.synaptic/ sub-folder or file), so the above error. ======================================================================= The real problem is : there is no _apt user on the system (see #808802 MV comments) grep -B2 _apt /var/lib/dpkg/info/apt.postinst  # add unprivileged user for the apt methods  adduser --force-badname --system --home /nonexistent \      --no-create-home --quiet _apt || true  # Fixup any mistake in the home directory of the _apt user  if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 1.1~exp10~; then      usermod --home /nonexistent _apt ====================================================================== ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: synaptic 0.82+build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-1.10-generic 4.3.0 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-1-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Dec 4 05:23:25 2015 SourcePackage: synaptic UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) Recently we got new versions for synaptic 0.82+build1 & apt 1.1.3, but now get that error when installing/upgrading some packages: Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_cl' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) From nautilus, i'm seeing a /root/ folder locked (x on its icon) and the folder is empty (no /.synaptic/ sub-folder or file), so the above error. ======================================================================= The real problem is : there is no _apt user on the system (see #808802 MV comments) grep -B2 _apt /var/lib/dpkg/info/apt.postinst  # add unprivileged user for the apt methods  adduser --force-badname --system --home /nonexistent \      --no-create-home --quiet _apt || true  # Fixup any mistake in the home directory of the _apt user  if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 1.1~exp10~; then      usermod --home /nonexistent _apt ====================================================================== and also a workaround: sudo chown _apt /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: synaptic 0.82+build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-1.10-generic 4.3.0 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-1-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Dec 4 05:23:25 2015 SourcePackage: synaptic UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
2016-09-16 02:14:32 dino99 summary Can't drop privileges for downloading : _apt user not created Can't drop privileges for downloading : _apt user not allowed
2016-09-16 02:28:45 Benchrest removed subscriber Benchrest
2016-09-20 15:25:20 Alberto Salvia Novella dpkg (Ubuntu): importance Undecided Critical
2016-09-20 15:27:19 Alberto Salvia Novella dpkg (Ubuntu): importance Critical Medium
2016-09-24 13:52:14 dino99 bug task added apt (Ubuntu)
2016-09-24 14:35:10 dino99 bug watch added http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=806406
2016-09-24 14:51:26 dino99 description Recently we got new versions for synaptic 0.82+build1 & apt 1.1.3, but now get that error when installing/upgrading some packages: Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_cl' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) From nautilus, i'm seeing a /root/ folder locked (x on its icon) and the folder is empty (no /.synaptic/ sub-folder or file), so the above error. ======================================================================= The real problem is : there is no _apt user on the system (see #808802 MV comments) grep -B2 _apt /var/lib/dpkg/info/apt.postinst  # add unprivileged user for the apt methods  adduser --force-badname --system --home /nonexistent \      --no-create-home --quiet _apt || true  # Fixup any mistake in the home directory of the _apt user  if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" lt-nl 1.1~exp10~; then      usermod --home /nonexistent _apt ====================================================================== and also a workaround: sudo chown _apt /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: synaptic 0.82+build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-1.10-generic 4.3.0 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-1-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Dec 4 05:23:25 2015 SourcePackage: synaptic UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) Recently we got new versions for synaptic 0.82+build1 & apt 1.1.3, but now get that error when installing/upgrading some packages: Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_cl' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) From nautilus, i'm seeing a /root/ folder locked (x on its icon) and the folder is empty (no /.synaptic/ sub-folder or file), so the above error. oem@u64:~$ ls -l .synaptic total 4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 0 Aug 25 11:19 options -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 236 Aug 25 11:19 synaptic.conf oem@u64:~$ ls -l /var/lib/apt/lists/ .... -rw-r----- 1 root root 0 Sep 20 06:36 lock drwx------ 2 _apt root 16384 Sep 24 15:25 partial ...... oem@u64:~$ sudo ls -l /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/ ..... drwxr-xr-x 2 _apt root 4096 Sep 22 23:33 partial ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: synaptic 0.82+build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-1.10-generic 4.3.0 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-1-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Dec 4 05:23:25 2015 SourcePackage: synaptic UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
2016-09-24 23:39:10 Launchpad Janitor apt (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2016-09-26 13:06:17 Alberto Salvia Novella apt (Ubuntu): importance Undecided Medium
2016-10-28 03:28:22 Andrey Bondarenko bug added subscriber Andrey Bondarenko
2016-10-31 15:21:23 CoffeeCoffee bug added subscriber CoffeeCoffee
2016-11-03 19:15:24 Jared Fernandez bug added subscriber Jared Fernandez
2016-11-13 07:55:27 Daniele bug added subscriber Daniele
2016-11-16 16:15:25 Matthew Helmke bug added subscriber Matthew Helmke
2016-11-17 09:05:00 Paul White tags amd64 apport-bug package-from-proposed regression-update third-party-packages xenial yakkety amd64 apport-bug package-from-proposed regression-update third-party-packages xenial yakkety zesty
2016-11-17 09:06:44 Paul White bug added subscriber Paul White
2016-11-21 11:32:37 Vyacheslav bug added subscriber Vyacheslav
2016-11-23 08:22:23 Chrescht bug added subscriber Chrescht
2016-11-23 10:03:59 Shane Synan bug added subscriber Shane Synan
2016-11-23 14:08:43 Gunnar Hjalmarsson bug added subscriber Gunnar Hjalmarsson
2016-11-23 14:09:07 Gunnar Hjalmarsson bug watch added http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=813786
2016-11-23 14:09:07 Gunnar Hjalmarsson bug task added apt (Debian)
2016-11-23 15:01:18 Bug Watch Updater apt (Debian): status Unknown New
2016-12-01 18:32:32 Radu Cornea bug added subscriber Radu Cornea
2016-12-19 08:45:22 Lorenzo bug task added msttcorefonts (Ubuntu)
2016-12-19 08:49:26 Lorenzo msttcorefonts (Ubuntu): status New Invalid
2016-12-19 08:49:39 Lorenzo bug task deleted msttcorefonts (Ubuntu)
2016-12-19 17:09:16 Robert C Jennings removed subscriber Robert C Jennings
2017-01-01 04:50:40 Bug Watch Updater apt (Debian): status New Fix Committed
2017-01-02 08:01:20 dino99 summary Can't drop privileges for downloading : _apt user not allowed Needless scary warning: Can't drop privileges for downloading : _apt user not allowed
2017-01-06 17:34:21 Bug Watch Updater apt (Debian): status Fix Committed Fix Released
2017-01-07 02:40:42 Launchpad Janitor apt (Ubuntu): status Confirmed Fix Released
2017-01-07 04:44:56 dino99 apt (Ubuntu): status Fix Released New
2017-01-07 04:45:24 dino99 summary Needless scary warning: Can't drop privileges for downloading : _apt user not allowed Needless scary warning: Download is performed unsandboxed as root: _apt user not allowed
2017-01-07 04:45:55 dino99 bug task deleted dpkg (Ubuntu)
2017-01-07 10:06:24 Jeremy Bícha bug added subscriber Jeremy Bicha
2017-01-07 10:06:27 Launchpad Janitor apt (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2017-01-07 20:38:36 Vyacheslav removed subscriber Vyacheslav
2017-01-07 22:10:48 Julian Andres Klode apt (Ubuntu): status Confirmed Fix Released
2017-01-07 22:11:13 Julian Andres Klode summary Needless scary warning: Download is performed unsandboxed as root: _apt user not allowed Warning messages about unsandboxed downloads
2017-01-07 22:12:19 Julian Andres Klode bug task added msttcorefonts (Ubuntu)
2017-01-07 22:12:42 Julian Andres Klode bug task added flashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu)
2017-01-07 23:44:23 Launchpad Janitor update-notifier (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2017-01-07 23:44:23 Steve Langasek affects flashplugin-nonfree (Ubuntu) update-notifier (Ubuntu)
2017-01-07 23:44:56 Steve Langasek bug task deleted msttcorefonts (Ubuntu)
2017-01-08 03:36:14 Carl Caudle bug added subscriber Carl Caudle
2017-01-08 09:24:12 Launchpad Janitor update-notifier (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2017-01-08 15:20:43 matsonfamily bug added subscriber matsonfamily
2017-01-09 16:01:05 Michael Spall bug added subscriber Michael Spall
2017-01-10 18:19:40 Alberto Salvia Novella update-notifier (Ubuntu): importance Undecided Medium
2017-01-11 10:41:33 Gustavo L bug added subscriber Gustavo L
2017-01-12 22:11:24 Jeremy Bícha bug task added apt (Ubuntu Xenial)
2017-01-12 22:11:24 Jeremy Bícha bug task added update-notifier (Ubuntu Xenial)
2017-01-12 22:12:15 Jeremy Bícha bug task deleted update-notifier (Ubuntu Xenial)
2017-01-12 22:12:25 Jeremy Bícha bug task deleted apt (Ubuntu Xenial)
2017-01-23 19:36:09 Rafael Jesus Alcantara Perez bug added subscriber Rafael Jesus Alcantara Perez
2017-01-25 11:58:25 Corneille bug added subscriber Corneille
2017-01-29 07:00:05 paras shah bug added subscriber paras shah
2017-01-29 07:00:16 paras shah removed subscriber paras shah
2017-01-29 07:01:53 paras shah bug added subscriber paras shah
2017-02-13 08:01:32 Halton Huo bug added subscriber Halton Huo
2017-03-15 12:37:15 Ian McMichael bug added subscriber Ian McMichael
2017-03-16 21:02:32 tallien bug added subscriber tallien
2017-04-12 06:37:54 Hans Deragon bug added subscriber Hans Deragon
2017-04-21 21:36:07 Norbert bug added subscriber Norbert
2017-06-04 15:01:04 dino99 synaptic (Debian): importance Unknown Undecided
2017-06-04 15:01:04 dino99 synaptic (Debian): remote watch Debian Bug tracker #808802
2017-06-04 15:01:47 dino99 synaptic (Debian): status New Invalid
2017-06-04 15:02:11 dino99 update-notifier (Ubuntu): status Confirmed Incomplete
2017-06-04 15:02:45 dino99 bug task deleted apt (Ubuntu)
2017-06-04 15:48:22 Julian Andres Klode bug task added apt (Ubuntu)
2017-06-04 15:48:33 Julian Andres Klode apt (Ubuntu): status New Fix Released
2017-06-04 15:48:36 Julian Andres Klode apt (Ubuntu): importance Undecided Low
2017-06-04 15:48:45 Julian Andres Klode update-notifier (Ubuntu): status Incomplete Triaged
2017-06-04 15:49:59 Julian Andres Klode affects synaptic (Debian) synaptic (Ubuntu)
2017-06-04 15:49:59 Julian Andres Klode synaptic (Ubuntu): status Invalid Confirmed
2017-06-04 15:50:27 Julian Andres Klode bug task added synaptic (Debian)
2017-06-04 15:50:51 Julian Andres Klode synaptic (Ubuntu): importance Undecided Medium
2017-06-04 15:50:51 Julian Andres Klode synaptic (Ubuntu): status Confirmed Triaged
2017-06-04 15:54:57 Julian Andres Klode bug task deleted synaptic (Debian)
2017-06-04 16:38:15 geoffe bug added subscriber geoffe
2017-06-04 16:38:52 geoffe removed subscriber geoffe
2017-06-04 16:39:05 geoffe bug added subscriber geoffe
2017-06-26 13:56:47 JohnWashington bug added subscriber JohnWashington
2017-06-28 11:05:32 geoffe removed subscriber geoffe
2017-06-28 11:05:45 geoffe bug added subscriber geoffe
2017-06-28 18:54:29 Norbert bug task added aptitude (Ubuntu)
2017-06-28 18:55:14 Norbert bug watch added http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=806595
2017-06-28 18:55:14 Norbert bug task added aptitude (Debian)
2017-06-28 19:08:43 Norbert bug task added synaptic (Debian)
2017-06-28 19:51:34 Bug Watch Updater aptitude (Debian): status Unknown Fix Released
2017-06-28 20:29:39 Julian Andres Klode update-notifier (Ubuntu): assignee Julian Andres Klode (juliank)
2017-06-28 20:30:46 Julian Andres Klode aptitude (Ubuntu): status New Fix Released
2017-06-28 20:40:26 Julian Andres Klode update-notifier (Ubuntu): status Triaged Fix Committed
2017-06-28 20:47:00 pablomme removed subscriber pablomme
2017-06-29 07:49:45 Bug Watch Updater synaptic (Debian): status Unknown New
2017-06-29 09:42:35 Raphaël Chalandre bug added subscriber Raphaël Chalandre
2017-06-30 04:33:49 Launchpad Janitor update-notifier (Ubuntu): status Fix Committed Fix Released
2017-07-27 06:02:02 mocnak bug added subscriber mocnak
2017-11-08 00:15:09 Radu Cornea removed subscriber Radu Cornea
2017-11-20 10:07:53 Jarno Suni bug added subscriber Jarno Suni
2017-11-24 21:06:16 R.B. Boyer removed subscriber R.B. Boyer
2018-03-01 22:48:38 Paul White tags amd64 apport-bug package-from-proposed regression-update third-party-packages xenial yakkety zesty amd64 apport-bug artful bionic package-from-proposed regression-update third-party-packages xenial zesty
2018-03-01 22:49:29 Paul White tags amd64 apport-bug artful bionic package-from-proposed regression-update third-party-packages xenial zesty amd64 apport-bug artful bionic package-from-proposed regression-update third-party-packages xenial
2018-03-02 00:52:11 ԜаӀtеr Ⅼарсһуnѕkі description Recently we got new versions for synaptic 0.82+build1 & apt 1.1.3, but now get that error when installing/upgrading some packages: Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_cl' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) From nautilus, i'm seeing a /root/ folder locked (x on its icon) and the folder is empty (no /.synaptic/ sub-folder or file), so the above error. oem@u64:~$ ls -l .synaptic total 4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 0 Aug 25 11:19 options -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 236 Aug 25 11:19 synaptic.conf oem@u64:~$ ls -l /var/lib/apt/lists/ .... -rw-r----- 1 root root 0 Sep 20 06:36 lock drwx------ 2 _apt root 16384 Sep 24 15:25 partial ...... oem@u64:~$ sudo ls -l /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/ ..... drwxr-xr-x 2 _apt root 4096 Sep 22 23:33 partial ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: synaptic 0.82+build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-1.10-generic 4.3.0 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-1-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Dec 4 05:23:25 2015 SourcePackage: synaptic UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) READ ME FIRST ============= This is a cosmetic issue. The warning message is just that— a warning. Though the message comes up, there is no problem with the install/upgrade happening like normal. That said, feel free to ignore it. It will get fixed, but it's nowhere near as urgent as bugs that actually result in the wrong behavior rather than just a simple extra message. --- Recently we got new versions for synaptic 0.82+build1 & apt 1.1.3, but now get that error when installing/upgrading some packages: Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_cl' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) From nautilus, i'm seeing a /root/ folder locked (x on its icon) and the folder is empty (no /.synaptic/ sub-folder or file), so the above error. oem@u64:~$ ls -l .synaptic total 4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 0 Aug 25 11:19 options -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 236 Aug 25 11:19 synaptic.conf oem@u64:~$ ls -l /var/lib/apt/lists/ .... -rw-r----- 1 root root 0 Sep 20 06:36 lock drwx------ 2 _apt root 16384 Sep 24 15:25 partial ...... oem@u64:~$ sudo ls -l /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/ ..... drwxr-xr-x 2 _apt root 4096 Sep 22 23:33 partial ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: synaptic 0.82+build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-1.10-generic 4.3.0 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-1-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Dec 4 05:23:25 2015 SourcePackage: synaptic UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
2018-03-02 00:52:26 ԜаӀtеr Ⅼарсһуnѕkі synaptic (Ubuntu): importance Medium Low
2018-03-02 07:29:18 Norbert description READ ME FIRST ============= This is a cosmetic issue. The warning message is just that— a warning. Though the message comes up, there is no problem with the install/upgrade happening like normal. That said, feel free to ignore it. It will get fixed, but it's nowhere near as urgent as bugs that actually result in the wrong behavior rather than just a simple extra message. --- Recently we got new versions for synaptic 0.82+build1 & apt 1.1.3, but now get that error when installing/upgrading some packages: Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_cl' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) From nautilus, i'm seeing a /root/ folder locked (x on its icon) and the folder is empty (no /.synaptic/ sub-folder or file), so the above error. oem@u64:~$ ls -l .synaptic total 4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 0 Aug 25 11:19 options -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 236 Aug 25 11:19 synaptic.conf oem@u64:~$ ls -l /var/lib/apt/lists/ .... -rw-r----- 1 root root 0 Sep 20 06:36 lock drwx------ 2 _apt root 16384 Sep 24 15:25 partial ...... oem@u64:~$ sudo ls -l /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/ ..... drwxr-xr-x 2 _apt root 4096 Sep 22 23:33 partial ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: synaptic 0.82+build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-1.10-generic 4.3.0 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-1-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Dec 4 05:23:25 2015 SourcePackage: synaptic UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) READ ME FIRST ============= This is a cosmetic issue. The warning message is just that— a warning. Though the message comes up, there is no problem with the install/upgrade happening like normal. That said, feel free to ignore it. It will get fixed, but it's nowhere near as urgent as bugs that actually result in the wrong behavior rather than just a simple extra message. Temporary fix for this annoying bug by Norbert ============================================== The commands below are shared without any warranty. Use it on your own risk. cat <<EOF | sudo tee /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99z-anti-drop APT::Sandbox::User "root"; EOF See explanation in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/synaptic/+bug/1522675/comments/85 . --- Recently we got new versions for synaptic 0.82+build1 & apt 1.1.3, but now get that error when installing/upgrading some packages: Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_cl' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) From nautilus, i'm seeing a /root/ folder locked (x on its icon) and the folder is empty (no /.synaptic/ sub-folder or file), so the above error. oem@u64:~$ ls -l .synaptic total 4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 0 Aug 25 11:19 options -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 236 Aug 25 11:19 synaptic.conf oem@u64:~$ ls -l /var/lib/apt/lists/ .... -rw-r----- 1 root root 0 Sep 20 06:36 lock drwx------ 2 _apt root 16384 Sep 24 15:25 partial ...... oem@u64:~$ sudo ls -l /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/ ..... drwxr-xr-x 2 _apt root 4096 Sep 22 23:33 partial ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: synaptic 0.82+build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-1.10-generic 4.3.0 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-1-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Dec 4 05:23:25 2015 SourcePackage: synaptic UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
2018-03-02 09:47:58 Adrien Beau description READ ME FIRST ============= This is a cosmetic issue. The warning message is just that— a warning. Though the message comes up, there is no problem with the install/upgrade happening like normal. That said, feel free to ignore it. It will get fixed, but it's nowhere near as urgent as bugs that actually result in the wrong behavior rather than just a simple extra message. Temporary fix for this annoying bug by Norbert ============================================== The commands below are shared without any warranty. Use it on your own risk. cat <<EOF | sudo tee /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99z-anti-drop APT::Sandbox::User "root"; EOF See explanation in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/synaptic/+bug/1522675/comments/85 . --- Recently we got new versions for synaptic 0.82+build1 & apt 1.1.3, but now get that error when installing/upgrading some packages: Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_cl' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) From nautilus, i'm seeing a /root/ folder locked (x on its icon) and the folder is empty (no /.synaptic/ sub-folder or file), so the above error. oem@u64:~$ ls -l .synaptic total 4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 0 Aug 25 11:19 options -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 236 Aug 25 11:19 synaptic.conf oem@u64:~$ ls -l /var/lib/apt/lists/ .... -rw-r----- 1 root root 0 Sep 20 06:36 lock drwx------ 2 _apt root 16384 Sep 24 15:25 partial ...... oem@u64:~$ sudo ls -l /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/ ..... drwxr-xr-x 2 _apt root 4096 Sep 22 23:33 partial ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: synaptic 0.82+build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-1.10-generic 4.3.0 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-1-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Dec 4 05:23:25 2015 SourcePackage: synaptic UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) READ ME FIRST ============= This is a cosmetic issue. The warning message is just that— a warning. Though the message comes up, there is no problem with the install/upgrade happening like normal. That said, feel free to ignore it. It will get fixed, but it's nowhere near as urgent as bugs that actually result in the wrong behavior rather than just a simple extra message. --- Recently we got new versions for synaptic 0.82+build1 & apt 1.1.3, but now get that error when installing/upgrading some packages: Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_cl' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) From nautilus, i'm seeing a /root/ folder locked (x on its icon) and the folder is empty (no /.synaptic/ sub-folder or file), so the above error. oem@u64:~$ ls -l .synaptic total 4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 0 Aug 25 11:19 options -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 236 Aug 25 11:19 synaptic.conf oem@u64:~$ ls -l /var/lib/apt/lists/ .... -rw-r----- 1 root root 0 Sep 20 06:36 lock drwx------ 2 _apt root 16384 Sep 24 15:25 partial ...... oem@u64:~$ sudo ls -l /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/ ..... drwxr-xr-x 2 _apt root 4096 Sep 22 23:33 partial ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: synaptic 0.82+build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-1.10-generic 4.3.0 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-1-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Dec 4 05:23:25 2015 SourcePackage: synaptic UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
2018-03-02 11:30:02 Julian Andres Klode description READ ME FIRST ============= This is a cosmetic issue. The warning message is just that— a warning. Though the message comes up, there is no problem with the install/upgrade happening like normal. That said, feel free to ignore it. It will get fixed, but it's nowhere near as urgent as bugs that actually result in the wrong behavior rather than just a simple extra message. --- Recently we got new versions for synaptic 0.82+build1 & apt 1.1.3, but now get that error when installing/upgrading some packages: Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_cl' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) From nautilus, i'm seeing a /root/ folder locked (x on its icon) and the folder is empty (no /.synaptic/ sub-folder or file), so the above error. oem@u64:~$ ls -l .synaptic total 4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 0 Aug 25 11:19 options -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 236 Aug 25 11:19 synaptic.conf oem@u64:~$ ls -l /var/lib/apt/lists/ .... -rw-r----- 1 root root 0 Sep 20 06:36 lock drwx------ 2 _apt root 16384 Sep 24 15:25 partial ...... oem@u64:~$ sudo ls -l /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/ ..... drwxr-xr-x 2 _apt root 4096 Sep 22 23:33 partial ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: synaptic 0.82+build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-1.10-generic 4.3.0 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-1-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Dec 4 05:23:25 2015 SourcePackage: synaptic UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) # update-notifier [Impact] Cosmetic. Warnings when installing packages using update-notifier downloading stuff [Test case] Install flashplugin-installer with apt and check that the output does not contain a message like this: W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '...' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt' [Regression Potential] It just chowns /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/ to _apt:root, there should not be any regression. READ ME FIRST ============= This is a cosmetic issue. The warning message is just that— a warning. Though the message comes up, there is no problem with the install/upgrade happening like normal. That said, feel free to ignore it. It will get fixed, but it's nowhere near as urgent as bugs that actually result in the wrong behavior rather than just a simple extra message. --- Recently we got new versions for synaptic 0.82+build1 & apt 1.1.3, but now get that error when installing/upgrading some packages: Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_cl' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) From nautilus, i'm seeing a /root/ folder locked (x on its icon) and the folder is empty (no /.synaptic/ sub-folder or file), so the above error. oem@u64:~$ ls -l .synaptic total 4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 0 Aug 25 11:19 options -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 236 Aug 25 11:19 synaptic.conf oem@u64:~$ ls -l /var/lib/apt/lists/ .... -rw-r----- 1 root root 0 Sep 20 06:36 lock drwx------ 2 _apt root 16384 Sep 24 15:25 partial ...... oem@u64:~$ sudo ls -l /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/ ..... drwxr-xr-x 2 _apt root 4096 Sep 22 23:33 partial ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: synaptic 0.82+build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-1.10-generic 4.3.0 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-1-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Dec 4 05:23:25 2015 SourcePackage: synaptic UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
2018-03-02 11:31:33 Julian Andres Klode description # update-notifier [Impact] Cosmetic. Warnings when installing packages using update-notifier downloading stuff [Test case] Install flashplugin-installer with apt and check that the output does not contain a message like this: W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '...' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt' [Regression Potential] It just chowns /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/ to _apt:root, there should not be any regression. READ ME FIRST ============= This is a cosmetic issue. The warning message is just that— a warning. Though the message comes up, there is no problem with the install/upgrade happening like normal. That said, feel free to ignore it. It will get fixed, but it's nowhere near as urgent as bugs that actually result in the wrong behavior rather than just a simple extra message. --- Recently we got new versions for synaptic 0.82+build1 & apt 1.1.3, but now get that error when installing/upgrading some packages: Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_cl' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) From nautilus, i'm seeing a /root/ folder locked (x on its icon) and the folder is empty (no /.synaptic/ sub-folder or file), so the above error. oem@u64:~$ ls -l .synaptic total 4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 0 Aug 25 11:19 options -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 236 Aug 25 11:19 synaptic.conf oem@u64:~$ ls -l /var/lib/apt/lists/ .... -rw-r----- 1 root root 0 Sep 20 06:36 lock drwx------ 2 _apt root 16384 Sep 24 15:25 partial ...... oem@u64:~$ sudo ls -l /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/ ..... drwxr-xr-x 2 _apt root 4096 Sep 22 23:33 partial ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: synaptic 0.82+build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-1.10-generic 4.3.0 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-1-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Dec 4 05:23:25 2015 SourcePackage: synaptic UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) READ ME FIRST ============= This is a cosmetic issue. The warning message is just that— a warning. Though the message comes up, there is no problem with the install/upgrade happening like normal. That said, feel free to ignore it. It will get fixed, but it's nowhere near as urgent as bugs that actually result in the wrong behavior rather than just a simple extra message. update-notifier SRU ------------------- [Impact] Cosmetic. Warnings when installing packages using update-notifier downloading stuff [Test case] Install flashplugin-installer with apt and check that the output does not contain a message like this: W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '...' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt' [Regression Potential] It just chowns /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/ to _apt:root, there should not be any regression. Original report --------------- Recently we got new versions for synaptic 0.82+build1 & apt 1.1.3, but now get that error when installing/upgrading some packages: Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_cl' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) From nautilus, i'm seeing a /root/ folder locked (x on its icon) and the folder is empty (no /.synaptic/ sub-folder or file), so the above error. oem@u64:~$ ls -l .synaptic total 4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 0 Aug 25 11:19 options -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 236 Aug 25 11:19 synaptic.conf oem@u64:~$ ls -l /var/lib/apt/lists/ .... -rw-r----- 1 root root 0 Sep 20 06:36 lock drwx------ 2 _apt root 16384 Sep 24 15:25 partial ...... oem@u64:~$ sudo ls -l /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/ ..... drwxr-xr-x 2 _apt root 4096 Sep 22 23:33 partial ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: synaptic 0.82+build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-1.10-generic 4.3.0 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-1-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Dec 4 05:23:25 2015 SourcePackage: synaptic UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
2018-03-02 11:51:27 Julian Andres Klode nominated for series Ubuntu Xenial
2018-03-02 11:51:27 Julian Andres Klode bug task added apt (Ubuntu Xenial)
2018-03-02 11:51:27 Julian Andres Klode bug task added aptitude (Ubuntu Xenial)
2018-03-02 11:51:27 Julian Andres Klode bug task added synaptic (Ubuntu Xenial)
2018-03-02 11:51:27 Julian Andres Klode bug task added update-notifier (Ubuntu Xenial)
2018-03-02 11:52:05 Julian Andres Klode bug task deleted apt (Ubuntu Xenial)
2018-03-02 11:52:39 Julian Andres Klode update-notifier (Ubuntu Xenial): importance Undecided Medium
2018-03-02 11:52:39 Julian Andres Klode update-notifier (Ubuntu Xenial): status New Fix Committed
2018-03-02 11:52:39 Julian Andres Klode update-notifier (Ubuntu Xenial): assignee Julian Andres Klode (juliank)
2018-03-02 11:54:46 Julian Andres Klode update-notifier (Ubuntu Xenial): status Fix Committed In Progress
2018-03-02 14:38:42 Brian Murray update-notifier (Ubuntu Xenial): status In Progress Fix Committed
2018-03-02 14:38:45 Brian Murray bug added subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team
2018-03-02 14:38:48 Brian Murray bug added subscriber SRU Verification
2018-03-02 14:39:05 Brian Murray tags amd64 apport-bug artful bionic package-from-proposed regression-update third-party-packages xenial amd64 apport-bug artful bionic package-from-proposed regression-update third-party-packages verification-needed verification-needed-xenial xenial
2018-03-02 16:52:31 Brian Murray tags amd64 apport-bug artful bionic package-from-proposed regression-update third-party-packages verification-needed verification-needed-xenial xenial amd64 apport-bug artful bionic package-from-proposed regression-update third-party-packages verification-done-xenial verification-needed xenial
2018-03-04 12:27:13 Ads20000 tags amd64 apport-bug artful bionic package-from-proposed regression-update third-party-packages verification-done-xenial verification-needed xenial amd64 apport-bug artful bionic package-from-proposed regression-update third-party-packages verification-done verification-done-xenial xenial
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2018-03-05 04:51:17 Mathew Hodson bug watch removed https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=806406
2018-03-05 04:52:10 Mathew Hodson synaptic (Ubuntu Xenial): importance Undecided Low
2018-03-05 04:55:09 Mathew Hodson aptitude (Ubuntu): importance Undecided Low
2018-03-05 04:55:23 Mathew Hodson aptitude (Ubuntu Xenial): importance Undecided Low
2018-03-06 04:04:44 Launchpad Janitor aptitude (Ubuntu Xenial): status New Confirmed
2018-03-06 04:04:44 Launchpad Janitor synaptic (Ubuntu Xenial): status New Confirmed
2018-03-12 09:51:40 Launchpad Janitor update-notifier (Ubuntu Xenial): status Fix Committed Fix Released
2018-03-12 09:51:45 Łukasz Zemczak removed subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team
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2018-09-28 16:50:13 Steve Langasek tags amd64 apport-bug artful bionic package-from-proposed regression-update third-party-packages verification-done verification-done-xenial xenial amd64 apport-bug artful bionic package-from-proposed third-party-packages verification-done verification-done-xenial xenial
2019-07-19 17:36:05 Christian Schrötter bug added subscriber Christian Schrötter
2019-11-17 16:10:08 L. Csordas bug added subscriber L. Csordas
2020-10-13 10:57:41 Julian Andres Klode description READ ME FIRST ============= This is a cosmetic issue. The warning message is just that— a warning. Though the message comes up, there is no problem with the install/upgrade happening like normal. That said, feel free to ignore it. It will get fixed, but it's nowhere near as urgent as bugs that actually result in the wrong behavior rather than just a simple extra message. update-notifier SRU ------------------- [Impact] Cosmetic. Warnings when installing packages using update-notifier downloading stuff [Test case] Install flashplugin-installer with apt and check that the output does not contain a message like this: W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '...' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt' [Regression Potential] It just chowns /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/ to _apt:root, there should not be any regression. Original report --------------- Recently we got new versions for synaptic 0.82+build1 & apt 1.1.3, but now get that error when installing/upgrading some packages: Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_cl' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) From nautilus, i'm seeing a /root/ folder locked (x on its icon) and the folder is empty (no /.synaptic/ sub-folder or file), so the above error. oem@u64:~$ ls -l .synaptic total 4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 0 Aug 25 11:19 options -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 236 Aug 25 11:19 synaptic.conf oem@u64:~$ ls -l /var/lib/apt/lists/ .... -rw-r----- 1 root root 0 Sep 20 06:36 lock drwx------ 2 _apt root 16384 Sep 24 15:25 partial ...... oem@u64:~$ sudo ls -l /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/ ..... drwxr-xr-x 2 _apt root 4096 Sep 22 23:33 partial ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: synaptic 0.82+build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-1.10-generic 4.3.0 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-1-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Dec 4 05:23:25 2015 SourcePackage: synaptic UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) READ ME FIRST ============= This is only a regression on a cosmetic level. Previous versions of apt did not have any sandboxing whatsoever, so this means apt reverted back to that old behavior. update-notifier SRU ------------------- [Impact] Cosmetic. Warnings when installing packages using update-notifier downloading stuff [Test case] Install flashplugin-installer with apt and check that the output does not contain a message like this: W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '...' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt' [Regression Potential] It just chowns /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/partial/ to _apt:root, there should not be any regression. Original report --------------- Recently we got new versions for synaptic 0.82+build1 & apt 1.1.3, but now get that error when installing/upgrading some packages: Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu5) ... W: Can't drop privileges for downloading as file '/root/.synaptic/tmp//tmp_cl' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied) From nautilus, i'm seeing a /root/ folder locked (x on its icon) and the folder is empty (no /.synaptic/ sub-folder or file), so the above error. oem@u64:~$ ls -l .synaptic total 4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 0 Aug 25 11:19 options -rw-rw-r-- 1 oem oem 236 Aug 25 11:19 synaptic.conf oem@u64:~$ ls -l /var/lib/apt/lists/ .... -rw-r----- 1 root root 0 Sep 20 06:36 lock drwx------ 2 _apt root 16384 Sep 24 15:25 partial ...... oem@u64:~$ sudo ls -l /var/lib/update-notifier/package-data-downloads/ ..... drwxr-xr-x 2 _apt root 4096 Sep 22 23:33 partial ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: synaptic 0.82+build1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-1.10-generic 4.3.0 Uname: Linux 4.3.0-1-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Fri Dec 4 05:23:25 2015 SourcePackage: synaptic UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
2020-10-13 14:21:36 Vladimir Botka bug added subscriber Vladimir Botka
2021-04-22 17:32:55 Utkarsh Gupta nominated for series Ubuntu Hirsute
2021-04-22 17:32:55 Utkarsh Gupta bug task added apt (Ubuntu Hirsute)
2021-04-22 17:32:55 Utkarsh Gupta bug task added aptitude (Ubuntu Hirsute)
2021-04-22 17:32:55 Utkarsh Gupta bug task added synaptic (Ubuntu Hirsute)
2021-04-22 17:32:55 Utkarsh Gupta bug task added update-notifier (Ubuntu Hirsute)
2021-08-03 17:52:56 Norbert tags amd64 apport-bug artful bionic package-from-proposed third-party-packages verification-done verification-done-xenial xenial amd64 apport-bug bionic focal hirsute impish package-from-proposed third-party-packages verification-done verification-done-xenial xenial
2021-08-03 18:10:13 burned bug added subscriber burned
2022-01-26 21:59:03 Brian Murray synaptic (Ubuntu Hirsute): status Triaged Won't Fix
2022-01-27 06:52:39 Norbert tags amd64 apport-bug bionic focal hirsute impish package-from-proposed third-party-packages verification-done verification-done-xenial xenial amd64 apport-bug bionic focal impish jammy package-from-proposed third-party-packages verification-done verification-done-xenial xenial
2022-02-03 08:10:00 Tommi Rintala bug added subscriber Tommi Rintala
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2023-05-02 18:57:34 Norbert removed subscriber Norbert