[SOLVED] Re: feisty upgrade: update-manager doesn't find enough disk space
H.S.
hs.samix at gmail.com
Thu Apr 19 16:19:36 UTC 2007
H.S. wrote:
> While doing the upgrade from fully updated Edgy to Feisty, the
> update-manager reports that around 70 MB disk should be freed in
> /var/cache/apt/archives. However, I have more than enough disk space
> there. I have also followed the tip about putting the following line in
> /etc/apt/apt.conf (from the release notes for Feisty), even though my
> archives directory was not a symlink:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> * Update Manager may incorrectly calculate the free space
> requirements when symlinks are used for some directories such as
> /var/cache/apt/archives. Bug #106804. As a workaround, modify
> /etc/apt/apt.conf and add the following line giving the correct path for
> that directory rather than using a symlink.
>
> Dir::Cache::archives "/path/to/your/apt/archives";
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> but update-manager reports the same problem. What should I try?
>
> ->HS
My bad. Doing "sudo apt-get clean" freed up the space taken up by the
earlier Edgy updates. The Edgy->Feisty upgrade is now progressing smoothly.
->HS
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