Re: Fwd: Upgrade Problem

[Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org>]

On Fri, Jan 04, 2019 at 08:44:27AM -0500, Gene Heskett wrote:
> My own reinstall to a new, much larger disk, recommendation still stands, 
> that the OP would be back to a working system where he could remount 
> that old drive to his new install and recover the data he needs to 
> continue his project, much faster than he'll be able to fix this 
> install. IOW, the most expedient way to get the OP back up to speed on 
> whatever it is that he may be working on.

All he has to do is find whatever's taking up an unexpected amount of
space in his root file system, and get rid of it.  This is an essential
system management skill that he HAS to learn, which he will continue
to use well beyond the current crisis.

Reinstalling on a larger disk to "fix" this is like buying a new car
every time you run out of gasoline.