Re: dpkg: error,processing /var/cache/apt/archives/ia32-libs-gtk_2.5_amd64.deb,(--unpack):

[gary turner <gary.kk5st@gmail.com>]

Sven Joachim wrote:
> On 2008-07-05 07:49 +0200, gary turner wrote:
>
> > (Reading database ... 85648 files and directories currently installed.)
> > Unpacking ia32-libs-gtk (from .../ia32-libs-gtk_2.5_amd64.deb) ...
> > dpkg: error
> > processing /var/cache/apt/archives/ia32-libs-gtk_2.5_amd64.deb
> > (--unpack):
> >  failed in buffer_write(fd) (10, ret=-1): backend dpkg-deb during
> > `./emul/ia32-linux/usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4.4.0': No space left on device
> >
> > If the "No space left on device" means what I think it does, I'm
> > confused.  This is a new install with lots of room on the disk.  2.1GB
> > used in /usr, and 407MB in /var
>
> Learn reading. ;-)  The offending file lives is in /emul, i.e. on the
> root partition, not in /usr.

I was fooled by the ./, assuming (wrongly, it seems) that the current 
directory was /var or possibly /usr.  This is my first look at a 64bit 
machine, and was not ready for a 32bit emulation under /.
> > aretha:/home/gt# fdisk -l
> >
> > Disk /dev/sda: 320.0 GB, 320072933376 bytes
> > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
> > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> > Disk identifier: 0x20000000
> >
> >    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> > /dev/sda1   *           1          31      248976   83  Linux

<snip>

> > aretha:/home/gt# cat /etc/fstab
> > # /etc/fstab: static file system information.
> > #
> > # <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
> > proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
> > /dev/sda1       /               ext3    errors=remount-ro 0       1

<snip>

> So you have less than 250 Megabyte for the root partition.  With today's
> big kernels that is pretty tight.
>
> > The question is how do I clean up the mess?  

<snip>
> Try to remove old kernels, that should give you back some space.  But in
> the long run you may need to increase the root filesystem to prevent the
> error from reoccuring.

Repartitioning, and giving / a GB seems to have done the job.  Thanks 
for pointing out the /emul directory.  It's one I was completely unaware of.

gary
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