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Dying_Watchdogs

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Registered: 2021-11-22

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[Solved] Errors when installing packages, / partition too small?

Hello,

I just set up a new install and wanted to install all the stuff I usually have on my system.

However, during install (libreoffice in this case), I got an error message:

error: Partition / too full: 184198 blocks neede, 82100 blocks free
error: not enough free disk space
error: failed to commit transaction (not enough free disk space)
Errors occured, no packages were upgraded.

lsblk shows this:

NAME                                      MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE  MOUNTPOINTS
zram0 				        253:0    0   3.8G  0 disk  [SWAP]
nvme0n1                                   259:0    0 238.5G  0 disk  
├─nvme0n1p1                           259:1    0   484M  0 part  /boot
├─nvme0n1p2                           259:2    0  18.1G  0 part  
│ └─luksdev				254:0    0  18.1G  0 crypt /
└─nvme0n1p3                           259:3    0 219.4G  0 part  
  └─ainsthomeloop			254:1    0 219.4G  0 crypt /home 

(Sorry for the weird formatting)

Some packages install just fine (blender, gimp and inkscape were fine), while others give me the error message.

I used the guided installer and let it figure out partitioning. I use Systemd directly, no Grub

I'm not totally opposed to doing a fresh install, but then I'd probably have to figure out partitioning myself and that's one of my main problems with the non-guided install…

TIA

Last edited by Dying_Watchdogs (2021-12-18 14:46:47)

Lone_Wolf

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Re: [Solved] Errors when installing packages, / partition too small?

luksdev				254:0    0  18.1G  0 crypt /

A root of 18 G seems a bit small, but there are things you can do to free some space.

I'd start with https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman … kage_cache .

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Try clean chroot manager by graysky

Dying_Watchdogs

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Registered: 2021-11-22

Posts: 39

Re: [Solved] Errors when installing packages, / partition too small?

luksdev				254:0    0  18.1G  0 crypt /

A root of 18 G seems a bit small, but there are things you can do to free some space.

I'd start with https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman … kage_cache .

Hm, you're right, that is small. Thing is, I just let the guided installer do its thing, saying yes to all the defaults; so I'm not sure why it would do that. Maybe because the disk itself is quite small and it takes a percentage or something? Your signature indicates you're not the person to ask here, though.

Anyway, deleting everything in the package cache got rid of the issue, but obviously isn't ideal. I don't care that much for now, since I don't plan to install much more on it – I'll see how it fares with updates and the cache getting full again.

Thanks, I'll mark it solved.

Last edited by Dying_Watchdogs (2021-12-18 14:48:17)