The root (var) partition has lots of space (only 4% used). I think there is a problem with unpacking. Is there a package besides dpkg involved in unpacking?
David s. keeling said: > Incoming from David Hattery: >> >> About 90 percent of the time apt-get install hangs while unpacking. >> This >> requires a ctl_c to stop, and a dpkg --configure -a before retrying. >> >> There are 4 related processes so I am wondering if my setup is starting >> too many. Example from on a reinstall after an aborted try (ps ax): >> >> 4839 pts/0 S 0:00 apt-get --reinstall install gimp1.2 >> 4849 pts/0 S 0:00 /usr/bin/dpkg --unpack >> /var/cache/apt/archives/gimp1.2_1.2.3-2_i386.deb >> 4856 pts/0 S 0:00 dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile >> /var/cache/apt/archives/gimp1.2_1.2.3-2_i386.deb >> 4857 pts/0 S 0:00 dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile >> /var/cache/apt/archives/gimp1.2_1.2.3-2_i386.deb >> 4858 pts/0 S 0:00 dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile >> /var/cache/apt/archives/gimp1.2_1.2.3-2_i386.deb > > Are you running out of space in /var? > > > -- > Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. > (*) http://www.spots.ab.ca/~keeling > - - > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
