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Re: d-i partion size defaults insufficient (was ... Re: upgrade problem)



On 07/02/14 14:25, Scott Ferguson wrote:
> On 07/02/14 14:07, Chris Bannister wrote:
>> CC'ing debian-boot
>>
>> Seems as though Roelof is now in space trouble.
>> He says he followed the d-i's suggestions
>> Thread starts here:
>> https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2014/02/msg00269.html
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 06, 2014 at 01:08:39PM +0000, Roelof Wobben wrote:
>>>> Was that the default partitioning layout suggested by the installer?
>>>
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>>
>> Have you tried Scott's suggestion of using deborphan (provides orphaner)
>> to see if you can free up some room? Although, I think you'll be lucky to
>> free up the required amount.
> 
> Agreed. Though I'd try the following first just to check:-
> $ deborphan -sz
> 
> Another possibility is to re-mount (or bind) /lib somewhere with more space

Actually, skip that last suggestion. It won't work as dpkg won't see
anymore space. Just move some large libraries that aren't going to be
affected by the upgrade, to a location where there is space, then
symlink them back.

Kind regards


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