leapp fails with "There is not enough space on the file system hosting /var/lib/leapp directory to extract the packages"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

leapp upgrade fails with

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                           ERRORS
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2023-05-26 06:03:26.539380 [ERROR] Actor: dnf_upgrade_transaction
Message: There is not enough space on the file system hosting /var/lib/leapp directory to extract the packages.
 Summary:
    Hint: Please follow the instructions in the ‘Generic case’ section of the article at: link: https://access.redhat.com/solutions/5057391
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Rebooting after leapp fails in emergency mode with the same error.

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
leapp

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