Bug#808870: debian-installer: Debian v8.0.2's installers does not tell users that there is insufficient disk space...
I made a bigger virtual drive and it worked. However, the installer
should at least say there is no disk space free for the selections.
On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 09:25:37AM +0100, Geert Stappers wrote:
> Control: tag -1 moreinfo
> stop
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> Hello Ant,
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>
> On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 03:05:18PM -0800, Ant wrote:
> > virtual machine (VM) with 8 GB of disk space (using its
> > default /var, swap, and /home setup). The installers (text and GUI)
> > failed quickly after selecting packages to install.
> >
> } people said that users should know this in advance.
>
> It is called system requirements.
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> > To me, this is a bad user experience (UX)
> > and not friendly to newbies to use Debian. :(
>
> Rerun your install (VM with 8GB disk) and select single partition
> and report back.
>
> That is because I think that '/var' and '/home' partitions
> claim disk space needed for packages.
> (And I think single partition is the default.)
>
>
> Groeten
> Geert Stappers
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