The .deb packages are archived in /var/cache/apt/archives which explains the insufficient space message. The packages are installed from there.
One possible solution, not really kosher, but you might try editing /etc/apt/sources.list to go through only 'main' complete that much of the upgrade, delete the .deb files in /var/cache/apt/archives so you won't run out of free space; then run apt-get to go through only 'contrib', etc. I have NOT tried this, so I don't know whether it will work or whether it will come back to haunt you later, so YAMMV ;-) -- Henry White mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, Hagen Finley wrote: >I'm am still coming to an understanding with dselect. I can run a successful >[U]pgrade, but when I run [I]nstall I get the following output: > >0 packages updated 502 newly installed 0 to remove 0 not upgraded. >E: Sorry you don't have enough free space in /var/cache/apt/archives. Some >errors occurred while unpacking. I am going to configure the packages that >we've installed. This may result in duplicate errors or errors caused by >missing dependencies. This is OK. Only the errors above this message are >important. Please fix them and run [I]nstall again. >Press enter to continue > >Installation script returned error exit status 100 > >If I check the system for utilized space /usr only has used 23 MBs which >suggests that the packages have either not downloaded (no time appears to >elapse consonant with downloading 400+ MBs)or not installed. /var has 112 >MBs free which ought to be adequate to any logging activity. > >Its possible that I am failing to select the packages properly, but the "502 >newly installed" suggests that the [I]nstall process recognizes the need to >install at least 502 new packages. During the install I selected the Dial-up >profile, but I suspect that selection is overwritten by an [U]pgrade. Is >there a way to re-select the dial-up profile prior to running dselect? > >Any suggestions would be appreciated. > >Kind regards, > >Hagen Finley >Longs Drugs >Walnut Creek, CA > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Behalf Of Michael Meskes >> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 7:46 AM >> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >> Subject: Java problem >> >> >> Everytime I start a JAVA program (that runs fine on a SuSe >> machine with >> jdk-1.1.7v3) I only get the messages: >> >> Cannot open /proc/00525 for GCCannot open /proc/00534 for GC >> >> Of ocurse these files do not exist. In fact I never saw a >> file iunder /proc >> starting with zeroes. >> >> Anyway, I have the following packages installed resp. not installed: >> >> un jdk-common <none> (no description available) >> ii jdk1.1 1.1.7v3-1 JDK 1.1.x (Java >> Development Kit) - Runtime o >> ii jdk1.1-dev 1.1.7v3-1 JDK 1.1.x (Java Development Kit) >> ii jdk1.1-native 1.1.7v3-1 JDK 1.1.x Runtime - native >> threads extension >> pn jdk1.1-native-d <none> (no description available) >> un jdk1.1-runtime <none> (no description available) >> un jdk1.2 <none> (no description available) >> un jdk1.2-native <none> (no description available) >> >> Is there anything wrong with my setup? >> >> Any help would be appreciated. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> Michael >> -- >> Michael Meskes | Go SF 49ers! >> Th.-Heuss-Str. 61, D-41812 Erkelenz | Go Rhein Fire! >> Tel.: (+49) 2431/72651 | Use Debian GNU/Linux! >> Email: Michael@Fam-Meskes.De | Use PostgreSQL! >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> -- >> Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >> > > >
