Re: apt cache full, mandb update failed
On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 06:52:22AM +0000, Bonno Bloksma wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This morning I wanted to do an apt-get update / upgrade cycle on my system.
> The update went ok, but during the upgrade I got a " No space left on device" warning.
> [...]
> Preparing to replace ssh 1:6.0p1-4+deb7u3 (using .../ssh_1%3a6.0p1-4+deb7u4_all.deb) ...
> Unpacking replacement ssh ...
> Processing triggers for man-db ...
> /usr/bin/mandb: can't write to /var/cache/man/8774: No space left on device
The good news is that anything in a directory named cache should be a
temporary (but long lived) file that can be regenerated if it
needs to be.
In a tmp directory, on the other hand, you should assume that any file
can be deleted arbitrarily.
And in a spool directory, you should assume that files need to remain
there until their purpose is complete.
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