Out of space

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Tue, 02 Aug 2016 02:12:33 +1000, Karl Auer wrote:
>On Mon, 2016-08-01 at 11:45 -0400, Richard Barmann wrote:
>> Filesystem     1K-blocks    Used Available Use% Mounted on
>> /dev/sdb8        8438224 7166252    820288  90% /   
>
>Are you trolling us? That's an 8GB filesystem on sdb8. You are not
>telling us the whole story.

Hi

my guess is that there's a problem with the information provided for
the not that experienced user. The first hit I get when using
https://www.startpage.com/ or http://www.google.de/ with the search term

  ubuntu requirements

is bizarre:

"Installation/SystemRequirements
[snip]
Ubuntu Desktop Edition
1. 700 MHz processor (about Intel Celeron or better)
2. 512 MiB RAM (system memory)
3. 5 GB of hard-drive space (or USB stick, memory card or external drive
   but see LiveCD for an alternative approach)
4. VGA capable of 1024x768 screen resolution
5. Either a CD/DVD drive or a USB port for the installer media
6. Internet access is helpful
[snip]
On one hand, hardware produced in the last few years or with an
efficient architecture or machines built for a specific purpose can
often work well with less. For example, a netbook with an 8 GB SSD will
work well although there wont be much room for saving stuff directly
onto the drive so cloud storage services could help a lot. A machine
with a crumbling, 15 year-old, slow, 8 GB, IDE hard-drive probably
won't work and doesn't really compare with the netbook anyway.
[snip]" -
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements

What does "5 GB of hard-drive space" and "work well with less. For
example, a netbook with an 8 GB SSD will work well" mean?

8 GB is less than 5 GB?

There's just the hint "although there wont be much room for saving
stuff directly onto the drive so cloud storage services could help a
lot", but what does it exactly mean.

The other issue with Ubuntu Wikis is, that it is not what I would call
a Wiki. For a real Wiki you just need an account and you can edit it,
if you notice something like this.

So the OP unlikely is trolling, but most likely followed this advice
and that's why the root directory has got a size of 8.05 GiB.

Regards,
Ralf