Running out of space in / folder

[Alvin]

> Amila Liyanaarachchi wrote:
>> I have allocated a 3.8GB partition (/home, /boot are in different
>> partitions) to my root directory.
>> Recently upgraded to KDE 4.2 and now my root directory is full. I have
>> very few amount of Software installed. but the size of / is
>> unbelievably large.
>>
>> Any guess why? Any actions I can take to reduce size ?
>>
> If you are still able to install and/or use it, kdirstat will show you
> where your space is wasted.
>
> and an introduction about Disk Usage and cleanup tools:
>
> http://www.linux.com/articles/51600

Try
$ sudo aptitude autoclean
to remove old installation files that you'll probably never need again.

-- 
Alvin