On Mon, 2008-12-22 at 14:31 +0000, Tony Arnold wrote: > Farran, > > Matthew Wild wrote: > > >> 4 would it be best to generate an install list from synaptic so I know what > >> I've got, and do a clean install with a larger partition? (and how would I > >> do this through aptitude command line - I have no gui at all now). > > > > dpkg -l > packages.txt > > > > However if dpkg is in a bad state, this may not work. > > > >> I'm thinking number 4 would be easiest and better for my ubuntu - but I > >> want > >> my pc working cos I'm just about to get internet in my room > >> > > > > If you have backups, and are really in a mess, a clean install isn't > > too far-fetched. It can take less time to do that than you'll spend > > fixing it. The catch is the going through the configuration and > > installation all over again. However I personally reinstall (at least) > > every 6 months anyway, and it doesn't really bother me (I enjoy it, > > even :) ) > > I agree with Matt. Also during a fresh install you can choose to have > /var in a separate partition to /. You may need to use the manual > partitioning option. > > You might also want to consider using Logical Volume Manager (LVM). You > will need to read up on it, if you get to grips with it, it will allow > you to resize logical volumes (file systems reside in a logical volume > as opposed to a physical partition) much more easily. > > Regards, > Tony. > -- > Tony Arnold, Tel: +44 (0) 161 275 6093 > Head of IT Security, Fax: +44 (0) 870 136 1004 > University of Manchester, Mob: +44 (0) 773 330 0039 > Manchester M13 9PL. Email: [email protected] >
cool thanks :D I'm going in in about 20 minutes. I never knew /var was so big relatively - so I'll give it a partition. Any other /<directories> that should have their own (apart from /home)? Thanks =============================== Farran Lee I'm only 16 :-P
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