-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 05/03/08 15:52, Tzafrir Cohen wrote: > On Sat, May 03, 2008 at 02:49:02PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: >> >> On 05/03/08 14:40, Mr Smiley wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I'm doing my daily apt-get update and updating my >>> kernal-image is reporting the following. >>> >>> >>> Unpacking replacement linux-image-2.6.18-6-686 ... >>> dpkg: error processing >>> /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.18-6-686_2.6.18.dfsg.1-18etch3_i386.deb >>> (--unpack): >>> failed in buffer_write(fd) (9, ret=-1): backend >>> dpkg-deb during >>> `./lib/modules/2.6.18-6-686/kernel/net/bridge/netfilter/ebt_dnat.ko': >>> No space left on device >>> >> [snip] >>> >>> as can be seen, >>> >>> /dev/hda5 250M 216M 21M 92% / >>> >>> is a bit full >>> >>> or could it be /usr that's causing the problems. >>> >>> I'm not sure what to delete safely >> # apt-get clean > > This provides extra space in /var . And the space seems to be missing in > / .
Ah. Shame on me for not noticing that. What exactly is in /? Doug Tutty's mention of kernels, and thus /boot, is a good starting point. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA We want... a Shrubbery!! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIHVk0S9HxQb37XmcRArz2AKDbq8N7o3NiRx6IoE0TZqjRopjn2wCfRV1y z6z/b1Re3AFmr0bGCA/4DUM= =sA4e -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]