Re: dpkg "no space left on device" errors (lots of room left)

[Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net>]

On 10/22/2014 03:01 PM, Sven Hartge wrote:
> John Bleichert <syborg@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > As of a few days ago I keep getting errors similar to the following when
> > running aptitude upgrade:
>
> > ----
> > dpkg: error processing archive
> > /var/cache/apt/archives/cups-server-common_1.7.5-5_all.deb (--unpack):
> >   unable to create
> > `/usr/share/cups/templates/ru/set-printer-options-header.tmpl.dpkg-new'
> > (while processing
> > `./usr/share/cups/templates/ru/set-printer-options-header.tmpl'): No
> > space left on device
> > dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
> > ----
>
>
> > Filesystem      Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> > /dev/sda1       106G   31G   70G  31% /
>
> What is the output of "df -i"?
>
> I guess you ran out of inodes.
>
> S°
How many inodes are available? What remedy is available if you do run out of them?

--doug