Re: Selective install using apt-method in dselect
On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, Joey Hess wrote:
> Kent West wrote:
> > I've got 200+ MB of files selected in dselect for
> > download/installation, and I'm using the apt method. dselect
> > tells me that my /var/[something] doesn't have enough space free
> > and aborts. IIRC, the ftp method in such a situation allowed you
> > to do a selective install at that point; am I missing something
> > or is the apt method missing this feature?
>
> It's missing the feature. The only thing you can really do is put a lot of
> the to-be-upgraded packages on hold in dselect, upgrade the rest, then take
> the packages off hold and upgrade them.
>
>
Alternatively, could I temporarily mount /var.... on a different partition
that has more space free?
My fstab doesn't reference /var, so I assume /var is a subdirectory of /,
since a "df /var" shows the same amount free as a "df /". If this is
indeed the case, why do so many people recommend a small partition (50 -
100 MB or so) for / if dselect/apt expects to use that space for
downloads?
Thanks.
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