Upgrade process halted
Does anyone have any advice of how to fix a system that: during an upgrade to debian 2.2 the /usr partition becomes full and apt-get stops unpacking software due to the fact that their is no more space left on the /usr partition. Part of the system is upgraded, but about 20 packages still need to be upgraded. How do you find out which packages are not mission critical vs which ones are optional so the non-essential packages could be purged to allow the upgrade to finish. Thanks in advance for the help Brian R. Furry Department of Mathematics Computer Science Watchung Hills Regional High School 108 Stirling Road Warren, NJ 07059 (908) 647 - 4800 x5919 (908) 647 - 4852 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Upgrade process halted
To quote Brian Furry [EMAIL PROTECTED], # How do you find out which packages are not mission critical vs which ones # are optional so the non-essential packages could be purged to allow the # upgrade to # finish. There are some semi-automated tools to do this(deborphan comes to mind), but there's no substitude for system administrator knowledge. Your best bet would be to use a tool like 'dselect' or 'stormpkg', to go through the list of installed packages, reading the titles and descriptions, and deciding which ones you need, and which ones you can chuck out the window. David Barclay Harris, Clan Barclay Aut agere, aut mori. (Either action, or death.)
