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Re: How and where do i remove old kernel images to make space for new ones :o)



On Sun, May 04, 2008 at 01:35:32AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
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> On 05/03/08 15:52, Tzafrir Cohen wrote:
> > On Sat, May 03, 2008 at 02:49:02PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote:
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> >> On 05/03/08 14:40, Mr Smiley wrote:
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> I'm doing my daily apt-get update and updating my
> >>> kernal-image is reporting the following.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.18-6-686 ...
> >>> dpkg: error processing
> >>> /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.18-6-686_2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch3_i386.deb
> >>> (--unpack):
> >>>  failed in buffer_write(fd) (9, ret=-1): backend
> >>> dpkg-deb during
> >>> `./lib/modules/2.6.18-6-686/kernel/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_dnat.ko':
> >>> No space left on device
> >>>
> >> [snip]
> >>>
> >>> as can be seen, 
> >>>
> >>> /dev/hda5             250M  216M   21M  92% /
> >>>
> >>> is a bit full
> >>>
> >>> or could it be /usr that's causing the problems.
> >>>
> >>> I'm not sure what to delete safely
> >> # apt-get clean
> > 
> > This provides extra space in /var . And the space seems to be missing in
> > / .
> 
> Ah.  Shame on me for not noticing that.  What exactly is in /?  Doug
> Tutty's mention of kernels, and thus /boot, is a good starting point.

du -x /

/lost+found ?

Anyway, that partitioning scheme looks like a nice way of shooting
himself in the foot.

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