On Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 11:52:51PM +0530, Diwakar Agnihotri wrote: > > Which distro are you using ? Is it debian by any chance ? [snipped] > > I'm using Mandrake Linux 8.2. I've been removing and installing > lotsa packages recently and my machine is just a workstation. >
I am not very sure of MDK-8.2. On a workstation, normally about 100 to 150 mb is adequate for /var. Don't really know what is taking the space. In another post you have noted that you have a 105 mb /var of which about 46 mb is used. This should be enough. You can find out of some files have grown out of proportion, and suitable for pruning. The following will help detect space hogs. (Total usage and file wise usage would be obtained). #du -s -b /var .... get size of /var in bytes #du -a -b /var > somefile .... get component sizes (in bytes) #less somefile In any case, you have a 2.2 gig "/" partition of which more than one gig is free. As per your other post: /dev/hda5 2.2G 1.1G 1.0G 50% / You may always move your /var under / since you have over 1 gig left, and use this 105 mb partition for some other purpose like archive or something else which won't expand dynamically. Just my 2p Bish -- : ####[ GNU/Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]####################### Sub : Using Aliases (bourne shell/ clones) LOST #176 You can use aliases to decrease the amount of typing you need to do to get commands you commonly use. Under BSD shell shells (ash, bash, ksh, and zsh), place in /etc/profile or ~/.profile alias ls="ls --color=auto" alias lsd="ls -d */" ####<From : freebsd fortune>################################## : ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
