Hi.
I currently run Debian 12 Stable, amd64.
Unexceptional single-user SOHO setup on a relatively current
(2023) low-end Dell laptop.
Intel Core i3 processor.
8Gb ram.
UEFI booting.
Internal nvme SSD, 256 Gb, for mass storage.
Partitions:
nvme0n1 259:0 0 238.5G 0 disk
├─nvme0n1p1 259:1 0 512M 0 part /boot/efi
├─nvme0n1p2 259:2 0 23.3G 0 part /
├─nvme0n1p3 259:3 0 9.3G 0 part /var
├─nvme0n1p4 259:4 0 977M 0 part [SWAP]
├─nvme0n1p5 259:5 0 1.9G 0 part /tmp
└─nvme0n1p6 259:6 0 202.6G 0 part /home
Note: 10 Gb for /var is barely adequate. I have to
periodically do surgery to cut out the built-up bloat there.
apt caches packages in /var/cache/apt/archives/. You can use `sudo apt clean` to delete the package cache.
There is quite a bit of data in the /var directory, it is not just logs and system mail.
Since Debian 13 should soon be released, what should I be doing
ahead of time to prepare for the upgrade? For me, upgrading is
always a major hassle, so I try to make it as easy as possible.
OT rant (probably irrelevant):
The laptop does NOT support virtualization. The DOES, but the
BIOS does NOT!
Apparently the tightwads at Dell are punishing me for being poor.
"Hey dude, you've got a Dell!" Sorry to hear that . . .
(Grrr . . .)
Advice?