msck9@mizzou.edu wrote:
Dear all, I want to update the system. I am using "synaptic package manager", and choosing smart update. I need 600Mb space to download all the files, but I don't have so much space under "/". I think all the download files will be in the /var/cache/apt/archives which is under "/". I have plenty of space under other partition. Is it possible that I can download the files to other place? Or maybe you can give me some other good choice to update the system. Thanks in advance. Ming
Hi Ming, Just make a symlink to the other partition. ln -s /where/ever/you/want /var/cache/apt/archives This will make /var/cache/apt/archives a symbolic link to wherever you want. PaulNM