Re: how to maintain /var on a debian system

[nick lidakis <nick.lidakis@verizon.net>]

David Raeker-Jordan wrote:

> nick lidakis wrote:
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> > I have tried googling and looking at ldp.org for this answer, but I
> > can't seem to find anything relevant. How does one maintain /var?
> > I'm trying to apt-get dist-upgrade my laptop and it's telling me I dont
> > have enough space to hold all the debs. df shows 92% used out a 300MB
> > partition. /var seems to be slowly filling up, but what can I safely
> > delete from var to trim it down?
> >
> >    
>
> Have you tried "apt-get clean"?
>
>  
Yes, I usually clean once a while, but a recent upgrade neds 50+ MB and 
I;m short on space. I'll try the aforementioned recommendations.

Thanks