> 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 ;-)
My first question is why this is happening. This is a fresh installation so if I have configured the system incorrectly I could easily start over. It would strike me as odd to think I need a 500 MB /var directory. I would imagine that most all installations would fail if that were the requirement. Barring some more elegant approach, could I use the [S]elect option and install the required pkgs first and then the important ... ? My /var/cache/apt/archives has no sources.list file, the /archives has an empty lock file and partial directory. The /apt directory has pkgcache.bin & srcpkgcache.bin files both at around 724 kbs. Kind regards, Hagen Finley Longs Drugs Walnut Creek, CA > 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