Mersi. On 18/03/2010, AJenbo <[email protected]> wrote: > ** Changed in: ubuntu > Status: New => Invalid > > -- > Hard Drive Full means Reinstall Ubuntu !?!?! > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/375344 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in Ubuntu: Invalid > > Bug description: > 0) If my post is too long or too acid, I appologize now. I'm only a user > (maybe power-user maybe testing all the limits user), so I might not give > all the detailed info that might be needed. If so, please use the Launchpad > to send some emails to me for more detailed explanations. > > 1) Ubuntu 9.04 > > 2) u...@ubuntu:~$ apt-cache policy packagename > W: Unable to locate package packagename > > u...@ubuntu:~$ cat /proc/version > Linux version 2.6.28-11-generic (bui...@palmer) (gcc version 4.3.3 > (Ubuntu 4.3.3-5ubuntu4) ) #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17 01:57:59 UTC 2009 > > 3) I expected to have an option to "clean unused files" or "clean temporary > downloaded packages" or something like and be able to log in to the Ubuntu > 9.04 OS nomatherwhat. Steps for repeating the bug: > a) Install Ubuntu 9.04 on a 4GB HDD > b) run updates > c) "try" or "install" a lot of programmes (more than the 1.0-2.0 GB free > space that has remained on main ext3 partition), or until it will show an > error like "unable to reach ... the repositories" that in fact means "not > enough free space". > d) Navigate the internet until free space is 0 KB. (in Status Bar, > navigating to PLACES / COMPUTER / FILE SYSTEM) > e) log off and try to log in again. Or Shutdown and try to open the PC > again. Or Restart and try to log in using your user and password (no matter > what account type) > > 4) Unable to log in in Ubuntu. So... Reinstall Ubuntu. Another waste of time > of life... This is not some security bug? Wasting time for nothing? > > 5) The long story: I installed Ubuntu 9.04 on a 4GB HDD, partitioned with 3 > partitions (approx.): > 1 = 400MB (swap) > 2 = 2.8GB (ext3) > 3 = 800MB (fat32) > I installed the latest updates, and I tried to install some new > programmes, games, etc. For some of this new programmes, the message window > was something like "unable to reached the ... bla-bla-bla", so I figured out > that my internet connection was gone or the site from where I was > downloading the repositories software was down. The reality was that there > weren't ENOUGH FREE SPACE on HDD. But the Ubuntu 9.04 is not so smart to > tell us this little piece of info. > > The reality that I imagine as an answer to that "cryptic" message "unable > to reach... bla-bla-bla" appears in my mind after: > a) navigating in computer (PLACES / COMPUTER / FILE SISTEM) and noticing in > status bar "Free space: 0 KB" and... > b) trying to change the user and receiving an message box sort of "unable to > write to file bla-bla-bla...." and a dark screen (not the blue screen of > death :)). So.... next step... reset button. Great....... Ubuntu is > loading... the login window appears..... user name ok .... password ok .... > and again the message kind of "unable to write to file bla-bla-bla" and > NOTHING.... (sorry... black screen of good bye....instead of nothing). And > as I don't know how to enter the "SAFE MODE" and how to delete the > "downloaded packages" that I believe that are eating up my free space.... I > had to reinstall Ubuntu from CD..... (alternate CD). So in this way, the > resurrection of some old grand-grand-grand-grandfather PC (to be use only > for surfing and downloading something) finally got to a happy ending.... > After wasting the same time AGAIN. What for? Nothing. Or maybe not? This bug > maybe is more than nothing... I hope. > > Conclusions?!?!? > ~~~~~~~~~~~ > Maybe U put (and I said U 'cause U're the one that's programming Ubuntu, > not me... I'm only that stupid user that's typing in using a keyboard ant 10 > foot fingers, things that maybe didn't cross U're mind... :)))...) so... > maybe U put a quick fix to ALL Ubuntu distros (I imagine that Ubuntu 9.04 > is not the only one with this problem) that checks the free space on HDD > before trying to install new programmes (and why not, new updates). And > this check to include the space required for storing the temporary package > files, as well as the unpacked and installed programmes... > And why not, the message box (or check box) option that ask the user > something like "After installing this newly programmes, would you like to > delete the temporary files (the package downloaded) for freeing up the HDD > space?" > And if the space is insufficient for installing all the newly programmes, > to ask in a message box something like: "The 55 new programmes that U want > to install will occupy 1.0 GB of space after downloading and 2.0 GB after > installing and deleting the temporary files. So U will need a total space of > 3.0 GB. Your HDD freeeeeee space is only 500 MB. To continue U must deselect > at least the number of programmes that cumulate 2.5 GB downloading plus > installed for running. Please use the BACK button to deselect some > programmes." > > AND finally, the most important issue: Why can't U put as a info next to > each program (in Add/Remove Programmes) the space required for installation > vs. running after deleting temporary files? As U do with the Updates, where > I can check my free HDD space (by opening PLACES and looking in STATUS bar > for free space... :))... because there is no info about free space or a > button to calculate the free space... :((...) and where I can choose what to > update and what not. > > Some software are maintained by the community. Ok. Maybe put in packages > infos about space required: > - FOR installing and/or > - FOR running with downloaded packages in temp directory and/or > - FOR running with downloaded packages deleted from temporary directory > and/or > - FOR running for good with default options used at full (like log files of > max size, history of max default values and so on...) and/or > - FOR downloading and - installing for running for good with default > options used at full. > > AND maybe the info about free space left to decrease as long as packages > are selected, and when running out of disk space to pop-up a message that > says: "Ups! U did it again! U are lack of free disk space, so U must > deselect some software and after installing and checking the option to delet > the downloaded packages and cleaning up the temp directory, U will be able > to continue installing more/another software... :))" > > Why? Because a game might need 5.0 GB of free space (2.0 GB for downloading > package, and 3GB for installing and running with default max options > filled), while all other 500 programmes / games that someone (in particular > I) want to install will only need 1.0 GB (200 MB for downloading temp > package and 800 MB for installing and running with default max settings > enabled and filled). And as IT shows I only have 2 GB of free space.... I > can choose to give-up to that 5.0 GB game... and benefit from all other 500 > games/programmes instead.... > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/375344/+subscribe >
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