[SOLVED] Re: feisty upgrade: update-manager doesn't find enough disk space

[H.S.]

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