Re: dpkg "no space left on device" errors (lots of room left)
Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> wrote:
> 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.
> How many inodes are available?
As many as "df -i" reports.
> What remedy is available if you do run out of them?
a) delete files
or
b) remake filesystem with better parameters
or
c) use a filesystem which has no fixed amount of inodes, like XFS
Grüße,
Sven.
--
Sigmentation fault. Core dumped.
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