OCI: YUM/DNF Fails with "Curl error (23): Failed writing received data to disk/application for"

Applies to:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Linux x86-64

Symptoms:

While running “yum” or “dnf” commands (like the “yum update” command), the package's download operation is aborted and fails with the below error:

Error: Error downloading packages: 
  <package>: Download failed: Curl error (23): Failed writing received data to disk/application for http://<repository>/<package>.rpm [Failed writing body (1664 != 16384)]

Cause:

The filesystem that supports the “/var/” folder (usually the root filesystem) does not have enough free space.

The “df -TPh /var/” and “df -TPi /var/” commands can be used to confirm this.

Solution

Increase the root filesystem by following OCI: How to Expand the Root Filesystem to Use The Available Space in the Boot Volume