Bug#779592: [apt] /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ gets filled by Diff_index file

[Valerio Passini <valerio.passini@unicam.it>]

Package: apt
Version: 1.0.9.7
Severity: grave

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This bug it's tremendous: if in my source list there is this Debian mirror 
line:

deb http://ftp.it.debian.org/debian/ experimental main contrib non-free;

the directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ is quickly filled by a Diff_index file 
growing at a 30MB/s rate until the partition is full. Quite obviously the next 
boot is going to fail for the lack of disk space. I can't understand if this 
bug it's in the mirror or in apt, but it's quite annoying and should really be 
fixed ASAP. Best regards

Valerio

--- System information. ---
Architecture: amd64
Kernel:       Linux 3.18.7

Debian Release: 8.0
  990 unstable        repos.fds-team.de 
  990 unstable        ftp.uk.debian.org 
  500 testing         ftp.it.debian.org 
  500 stable          mi.mirror.garr.it 
  500 stable          download.mono-project.com 
    1 experimental    ftp.uk.debian.org 

--- Package information. ---
Depends                       (Version) | Installed
=======================================-+-=============
libapt-pkg4.12              (>= 0.9.16) | 1.0.9.7
libc6                         (>= 2.15) | 
libgcc1                    (>= 1:4.1.1) | 
libstdc++6                     (>= 4.9) | 
debian-archive-keyring                  | 
gnupg                                   | 


Package's Recommends field is empty.

Suggests         (Version) | Installed
==========================-+-============
aptitude                   | 0.6.11-1+b1
 OR synaptic               | 0.81.3
 OR wajig                  | 
dpkg-dev       (>= 1.17.2) | 1.17.24
apt-doc                    | 
python-apt                 | 0.9.3.11



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