Can I get system update (synaptic) to use non-root filesystem?
Derek Broughton
derek at pointerstop.ca
Fri Oct 2 23:42:47 UTC 2009
Chris G wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 02, 2009 at 05:40:24PM +0100, Colin Law wrote:
>> 2009/10/2 Chris G <cl at isbd.net>:
>>
>> > I'm not installing any new applications, only trying to apply the
>> > recommended System Updates, so while things inevitably grow I wouldn't
>> > expect to be using much more space after the upgrade.
>> >
>> > System Update says it needs 450Mb or so to do the upgrade, since the
>> > system only has 2Gb altogether that's very difficult to manage.
>> >
>>
>> Another approach would be to look at what System Update says is needed
>> then do them a bit at a time by selecting only some parts. So for
>> example if a new kernel is included install that then remove the old
>> kernel to free up the space.
>>
>> Also you may decide some (probably many) of the updates you do not
>> need at all as you do not use those apps.
>>
>> Have you started by uninstalling any apps that you do not need?
>>
> Yes, I'm pretty sure I have removed just about everything I don't
> need. There may be a *little* more.
>
> I did initially try doing one application at a time but it gets a bit
> laborious, it may be a bit ore practical now that I have freed up a
> little more space.
The downloads go directly to /var/cache/apt/archives (OK, not quite -
they're downloaded to archives/partial, then mv'd to archives), so between
that and /tmp you should have all the transient file space.
--
derek
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