Re: how to increase space for tmpfs /tmp
On Sat, 24 Mar 2012, Joey Hess wrote:
> shirish शिरीष wrote:
> > I got this error, does anybody know how I can give more space to tmpfs ?
> >
> > Downloaded, time 4575.50sec, speed 29kB/sec,
> > texlive-latex-extra-doc_2009-10_2011.20120322-1_all.debdelta
> > Error: applying of delta for texlive-latex-extra-doc failed: :
> > Sorry, not enough disk space (581788kB) in directory /tmp for applying
> > delta (needs 668963kB) (retriable)
>
> Edit /etc/default/rcS, set RAMTMP=no, reboot. Or, set TMPDIR to point to
> something like $HOME/tmp
You don't need to reboot because of the size change.
"mount -o remount,size=<desired size> /tmp" works, at least for
increasing size. One of the good things of a tmpfs is that you can
resize it dynamically.
> You may also consider filing a bug, since the more people report
> problems with Debian's new, absurdly small /tmp, the more likely it
> is to get fixed.
Hmm, yes, it can certaily be raised by popular demand. But what would
probably help more is a set of profiles of /tmp sizes based on the
amount of system ram to provide the initial default size.
--
"One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring
them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond
where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot
Henrique Holschuh
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