Re: [SLUG] No space left on device ....***@@@!!!

[Adam Bogacki <adam@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think you are right - it'll come down to apt-removal
of superfluous stuff AND the /var/log's  ...

Thanks,

Adam.

On Mon, Sep 16, 2002 at 11:52:23AM +1000 or thereabouts, Ian Su wrote:
> The apt archives are kept in /var anyway, not /usr
> 
> I think he was talking about apt-get removing unused packages...
> 
> apt-get remove <package>
> 
> On Mon, 16 Sep 2002 11:41, Andrew Bennetts wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 16, 2002 at 11:38:15AM +1000, Adam Bogacki wrote:
> > > ... giving me the message "no room left on device" when
> > > apt or aptitude try to install upgrades in /usr ...
> > >
> > > Is there an easy way to purge, or remove, unused packages ?
> >
> > apt-get autoclean   # remove all but most recent version of downloaded
> > packages
> >
> > or
> >
> > apt-get clean       # remove all downloaded packages
> >
> > man apt-get         # for more details :)
> >
> > -Andrew.
> 
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> Regards,
> Ian Su
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