no space left on a device [SOLVED]

nikchris · 2008-10-29 16:05:41

I am trying to install Arch, i havent yet installed any desktop.
When i try to install KDE i get the following message:

error writing to file blah blah blah no space left on device

and it refers to a folder in pacman cache.

I gave:

du -h /var/cache/pacman/pkg

and it showed me smthg around 500MB (obviously some packages from KDE were downloaded)

Then i gave:

du -sh /

and it gave me smthg like 1.5 gigs. I have given my '/' partition a 16GB size.

What could be wrong?

Last edited by nikchris (2008-11-04 14:17:12)

filou.linux · 2008-10-29 16:14:27

Hi!

df -h

could provide a better informationbase to solfe the problem. What does it report?

nikchris · 2008-10-29 16:17:47

That i am stupid.
I gave my / partition only 1.6GB instead of 16 i was intending to.

filou.linux · 2008-10-29 16:28:37

Happy reinstalling then! With Arch it's always a pleasure!

nikchris · 2008-10-29 16:47:21

lol thats true.
When u start t learn smthg its not that much a trouble.
But after some time its boring.
Happily i have found some good guide to do the trick for me

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#1 2008-10-29 16:05:41

no space left on a device [SOLVED]

#2 2008-10-29 16:14:27

Re: no space left on a device [SOLVED]

#3 2008-10-29 16:17:47

Re: no space left on a device [SOLVED]

#4 2008-10-29 16:28:37

Re: no space left on a device [SOLVED]

#5 2008-10-29 16:47:21

Re: no space left on a device [SOLVED]

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