Ed Cogburn wrote: > > ktb wrote: > > > > I have some more information. I tried installing again. the same thing > > happened. > > Everything unpacks ok until it reaches emacs20 this is what it says: > > Unpacking emacs20 > > dpkg: error processing ./emacs20.20.3-7.deb ( --install): error writing to > > the > > 'usr/share/emacs/20.3/leim/skk/skkdid.elc': No space left on device. > > dpkg-deb. subprocess paste killed by signal (broken pipe) > > 'No space left on device' = You've run out of space on the > partition you're installing to. Redo your partition config and > give plenty of room on the one that will hold '/usr'.
You need space to unpack the packages, I had the same problem using apt, it was /var that got full. I've just done the installation in 4 ou 5 steps, selecting the packages to install so that some space is left on the partition. When I got stuck I just removed one of the packages and every thing went OK. I think I could probably try to mount a "big partition" on var or one the subdirectories used by apt. BTW why apt is using /var now? (I was using ftp) According to the installation instructions my /var is only 100MB and that revealed too small. Mamoun -- Mamoun ALISSALI LIUM Tel: (33-2) -02-43 83 38 47 UNIVERSITE DU MAINE Fax: (33-2) -02-43 83 38 68 Avenue Olivier Messiaen E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 72085 LE MANS CEDEX 9 http://www-ic2.univ-lemans.fr/~alissali
