Public bug reported:
I installed Ubuntu 9.04 from Alpha 5 CD to a 3.3G device. It happens
often that there are updates and halfway through the updates I get an
error "No Space left on device". It is true that there is no space left,
but it should calculate this BEFORE it upgrades.
Here is what I noticed, if I install a package it says this :
Need to get 1693kB of archives.
After this operation, 6046kB of additional disk space will be used.
Obviously apt is calculating the disk space, but I believe the problem
is that it ignores the fact that while the packages are installing, we
are using disk space for both the packages AND the extracted files.
When calculating disk space, you must remember :
1. Size of packages ( that seems fine )
2. Total size of installation ( not calculated as a different to the
downloaded package )
3. Any temporary files to be created
4. Space for both versions of a package during an upgrade.
Once this is done, it is important to verify that there is enough space.
What do you think?
Thanks
** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Updates on a space limited device fail with "No space left on device"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/341478
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