On Wed 18 Nov 2015 at 15:42:29 (+0100), Hans wrote: > try to boot from a live system like Knoppix or any other live-cd. > > Then mount the partition, where /var resides and you can delete files you do > not need (for example old packages).
Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought that one could delete anything in /var/cache with impunity, or else it has no business being there. (It might be wise to pick one's moment; boot into single user, for example.) Cheers, David.