Re: out of space in /var/cache/apt/archives
Nick Hastings wrote: Hi, * Nori Heikkinen [EMAIL PROTECTED] [030205 11:31]: my /var is 465M. i'm trying to do and apt-get upgrade, which i haven't in a while, and got the following message: Need to get 69.0MB/109MB of archives. After unpacking 39.1MB will be used. E: Sorry, you don't have enough free space in /var/cache/apt/archives/ to hold all the .debs. snip To safely remove old/obsolete packages from the cache: apt-get autoclean If this still doesn't give you enough space you can tell apt to put the cache somewhere other than /var, however I can't remember how to do that. I think there was a thread regarding this a few weeks ago, so have a look in the archives, or try reading the apt-get man page or the apt howto. I had the same problem. The solution for me was to move the cache. 1. mkdir /home/aptcache# or pick another location--/usr/local/lib # comes to mind 2. in /etc/apt/apt.conf do Dir::Cache::Archives /home/aptcache; See man apt.conf -- gt [EMAIL PROTECTED] If someone tells you--- I have a sense of humor, but that's not funny. ---they don't. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
out of space in /var/cache/apt/archives
my /var is 465M. i'm trying to do and apt-get upgrade, which i haven't in a while, and got the following message: Need to get 69.0MB/109MB of archives. After unpacking 39.1MB will be used. E: Sorry, you don't have enough free space in /var/cache/apt/archives/ to hold all the .debs. ... which is true: orange:~# df -h FilesystemSize Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/hda5 93M 25M 63M 29% / /dev/hda1 29M 2.1M 25M 8% /boot /dev/hda6 6.0G 1.8G 3.8G 32% /usr /dev/hda7 30G 27G 2.3G 92% /home /dev/hda8 465M 407M 34M 93% /var /dev/hda9 465M 5.5M 435M 2% /tmp so, it's pretty full. 288M of that is in /var/cache/apt/archives, and are a lot of debs. can i safely delete these all to make room for the new ones? there's nothing here that i need for these packages to run, right? just checking. /nori -- .~. nori @ sccs.swarthmore.edu /V\ http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/~nori/jnl/ // \\ @ maenad.net /( )\ www.maenad.net ^`~'^ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: out of space in /var/cache/apt/archives
Nori Heikkinen said: so, it's pretty full. 288M of that is in /var/cache/apt/archives, and are a lot of debs. can i safely delete these all to make room for the new ones? there's nothing here that i need for these packages to run, right? Should be able to. Easiest way to do it is apt-get clean. -- Steve C. Lamb | I'm your priest, I'm your shrink, I'm your ICQ: 5107343 | main connection to the switchboard of souls. ---+- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: out of space in /var/cache/apt/archives
On Tue, Feb 04, 2003 at 09:19:11PM -0500, Nori Heikkinen wrote: so, it's pretty full. 288M of that is in /var/cache/apt/archives, and are a lot of debs. can i safely delete these all to make room for the new ones? there's nothing here that i need for these packages to run, right? That's right. You can just run 'apt-get clean'. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: out of space in /var/cache/apt/archives
On Tue, Feb 04, 2003 at 09:19:11PM -0500, Nori Heikkinen wrote: so, it's pretty full. 288M of that is in /var/cache/apt/archives, and are a lot of debs. can i safely delete these all to make room for the new ones? there's nothing here that i need for these packages to run, right? Right. apt-get clean is your friend. apt-get --help and man apt-get are your better friends. :) -- Other countries of course, bear the same risk. But there's no doubt his hatred is mainly directed at us. After all this is the guy who tried to kill my dad. - George W. Bush Jr, 'President' of the United States September 26, 2002 (from a political fundraiser in Huston, Texas) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: out of space in /var/cache/apt/archives
Hi, * Nori Heikkinen [EMAIL PROTECTED] [030205 11:31]: my /var is 465M. i'm trying to do and apt-get upgrade, which i haven't in a while, and got the following message: Need to get 69.0MB/109MB of archives. After unpacking 39.1MB will be used. E: Sorry, you don't have enough free space in /var/cache/apt/archives/ to hold all the .debs. ... which is true: orange:~# df -h FilesystemSize Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/hda5 93M 25M 63M 29% / /dev/hda1 29M 2.1M 25M 8% /boot /dev/hda6 6.0G 1.8G 3.8G 32% /usr /dev/hda7 30G 27G 2.3G 92% /home /dev/hda8 465M 407M 34M 93% /var /dev/hda9 465M 5.5M 435M 2% /tmp so, it's pretty full. 288M of that is in /var/cache/apt/archives, and are a lot of debs. can i safely delete these all to make room for the new ones? there's nothing here that i need for these packages to run, right? To safely remove old/obsolete packages from the cache: apt-get autoclean If this still doesn't give you enough space you can tell apt to put the cache somewhere other than /var, however I can't remember how to do that. I think there was a thread regarding this a few weeks ago, so have a look in the archives, or try reading the apt-get man page or the apt howto. Cheers, Nick. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: out of space in /var/cache/apt/archives
On Tue, Feb 04, 2003 at 09:19:11PM -0500, Nori Heikkinen wrote: so, it's pretty full. 288M of that is in /var/cache/apt/archives, and are a lot of debs. can i safely delete these all to make room for the new ones? there's nothing here that i need for these packages to run, right? You don't need those debs. Just run apt-get clean. -- Seneca [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: out of space in /var/cache/apt/archives
On Tue, Feb 04, 2003 at 09:19:11PM -0500, Nori Heikkinen wrote: my /var is 465M. i'm trying to do and apt-get upgrade, which i haven't in a while, and got the following message: Need to get 69.0MB/109MB of archives. After unpacking 39.1MB will be used. E: Sorry, you don't have enough free space in /var/cache/apt/archives/ to hold all the .debs. ... which is true: orange:~# df -h FilesystemSize Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/hda5 93M 25M 63M 29% / /dev/hda1 29M 2.1M 25M 8% /boot /dev/hda6 6.0G 1.8G 3.8G 32% /usr /dev/hda7 30G 27G 2.3G 92% /home /dev/hda8 465M 407M 34M 93% /var /dev/hda9 465M 5.5M 435M 2% /tmp so, it's pretty full. 288M of that is in /var/cache/apt/archives, and are a lot of debs. can i safely delete these all to make room for the new ones? there's nothing here that i need for these packages to run, right? just checking. Correct. 'apt-get clean' will delete them for you. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: out of space in /var/cache/apt/archives
on Tue, 04 Feb 2003 09:43:25PM -0500, Seneca insinuated: On Tue, Feb 04, 2003 at 09:19:11PM -0500, Nori Heikkinen wrote: so, it's pretty full. 288M of that is in /var/cache/apt/archives, and are a lot of debs. can i safely delete these all to make room for the new ones? there's nothing here that i need for these packages to run, right? You don't need those debs. Just run apt-get clean. awesome, thanks! /nori -- .~. nori @ sccs.swarthmore.edu /V\ http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/~nori/jnl/ // \\ @ maenad.net /( )\ www.maenad.net ^`~'^ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: out of space in /var/cache/apt/archives
On Tue, Feb 04, 2003 at 09:19:11PM -0500, Nori Heikkinen wrote: Need to get 69.0MB/109MB of archives. After unpacking 39.1MB will be used. E: Sorry, you don't have enough free space in /var/cache/apt/archives/ to hold all the .debs. apt-get autoclean to clear just out of date packages (if you want to keep local copies of everything). apt-get clean to just clear them all out. -- .''`. Baloo [EMAIL PROTECTED] : :' :proud Debian admin and user `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than to fix a system msg28697/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: out of space in /var/cache/apt/archives
On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 11:36:38AM +0900, Nick Hastings wrote: To safely remove old/obsolete packages from the cache: apt-get autoclean Yes, do this first! If this still doesn't give you enough space you can tell apt to put the cache somewhere other than /var, however I can't remember how to do that. I think there was a thread regarding this a few weeks ago, so have a look in the archives Here's my HOWTO on partitioning hard drives: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2003/debian-user-200301/msg05038.html I ran into exactly the same problem Nori did. emma -- Emma Jane Hogbin [[ 416 417 2868 ][ www.xtrinsic.com ]] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: out of space in /var/cache/apt/archives
on Tue, 04 Feb 2003 11:13:02PM -0500, Emma Jane Hogbin insinuated: On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 11:36:38AM +0900, Nick Hastings wrote: To safely remove old/obsolete packages from the cache: apt-get autoclean Yes, do this first! great, just what i needed. thanks. If this still doesn't give you enough space you can tell apt to put the cache somewhere other than /var, however I can't remember how to do that. I think there was a thread regarding this a few weeks ago, so have a look in the archives Here's my HOWTO on partitioning hard drives: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2003/debian-user-200301/msg05038.html I ran into exactly the same problem Nori did. yeah, i didn't partition this one -- that's my excuse ;) but i likely would have done something like this if i hadn't been able to remove those debs for some reason. thanks for the howto link. /nori -- .~. nori @ sccs.swarthmore.edu /V\ http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/~nori/jnl/ // \\ @ maenad.net /( )\ www.maenad.net ^`~'^ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
