The issue seems to occur when copying the
"/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic" file using the "cp" command, for
reasons unknown. There are no issues found with the filesystem when
checked with "fsck", and the "rsync" command works fine.
Temporary solution:
(1) Locate the problematic deb package:
Probably a bug.
I am using Ubuntu 18.04, and got the same error when runing "sudo apt
dist-upgrade".
A friend met the same error for months, also Ubuntu 18.04.
Three times, with the same error
cannot copy extracted data for './etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic' to
'/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic
** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu)
Status: Invalid => Confirmed
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1982051
Title:
Unable to install update-notifier-common
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