Re: [newbie] downloading and temporary file
The other way, of course, would be to make /tmp a ln to a tmp folder on a larger partition. Michael At 01:32 PM 3/27/2003 +0100, you wrote: A browser is probably not the best way to download big files. I use a command line ftp front end, quite flexible once you get familiar with the options. For example, I used the following command to get MDK iso directly in my /home: wget --progress=dot --proxy=on --proxy-user=xxx --proxy-passwd=zzz --continue --tries=20 ftp://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/Mandrake-iso/i586/MandrakeLinux -9.1-rc3-CD2.i586.iso wget supports continuation, so if the transfer is interrupted for some reason, when you restart it will continue from the last byte it downloaded. proxy options may not apply to your case. To see what files are taking space, you can use # du | sort -n du stands for Disk Usage. sort -n sorts numerical values. Mozilla performs the download in /tmp, then moves the file. I don't know about Galeon. raffaele [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Trying to download 9.1 isos. It does not work because it appears my / is almost full. I have plenty of room on some other partitions where I am actually saving the isos. Problem is probably that it attempts to create some temporary file and there is not enough room for that. Is it possible to make it create this temp-file on some other partition? I use Galeon for downloading. Question related to this - how can I find out what is filling my / ? I checked /var/log and it seems to be mostly OK there but checking it file by file is not my idea of getting fast and reliable results :-) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] downloading and temporary file
On Thu, 27 Mar 2003 13:32:08 +0100 Raffaele Belardi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A browser is probably not the best way to download big files. I use a command line ftp front end, quite flexible once you get familiar with the options I use opera all the tome to dl ISOs. It for me is faster than straight ftp, allows for multiple dls, dl directory is easily configurable and it doesn't make use of /tmp as do mozilla and galeon. Charles -- You cannot have a science without measurement. -- R. W. Hamming - Mandrake Linux 9.1 on PurpleDragon Kernel- 2.4.21-0.13mdk - pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [newbie] downloading and temporary file
On Thu, 2003-03-27 at 22:43, Vahur Lokk wrote: Trying to download 9.1 isos. It does not work because it appears my / is almost full. I have plenty of room on some other partitions where I am actually saving the isos. Problem is probably that it attempts to create some temporary file and there is not enough room for that. Is it possible to make it create this temp-file on some other partition? I use Galeon for downloading. Question related to this - how can I find out what is filling my / ? I checked /var/log and it seems to be mostly OK there but checking it file by file is not my idea of getting fast and reliable results :-) Wahur What you might consider doing is to ftp from a terminal - just cd yourself to where you're wanting to save the files (on a different partition) and run ftp from there - that way, you're not utilising a cache - which EVERY browser does - and being that you can't necessarily change the place where the browser caches it's persistent data, you're bypassing that crap in the first place. Either do it from a terminal console, or use an FTP client like gftp - you'll fare much better... HTH -- Fri Mar 28 05:35:00 EST 2003 05:35:00 up 6 days, 16:22, 3 users, load average: 0.18, 0.16, 0.11 -- |____ | kuhn media australia| | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn| | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ || | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | |'. `\ | | |icq: 5483808 | | ;/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.---.| | mobile: 0410-728-389| | ' `-`' | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | -- linux user:267497 * MDK 9.1 * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting machine no:194239 * RH 7.3 * Sales - Service - Support - Tutor -- ** This messages was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer ** I don't want to live on in my work, I want to live on in my apartment. -- Woody Allen Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] downloading and temporary file
On Fri, 2003-03-28 at 00:23, Charles A Edwards wrote: I use opera all the tome to dl ISOs. It for me is faster than straight ftp, allows for multiple dls, dl directory is easily configurable and it doesn't make use of /tmp as do mozilla and galeon. Charles FASTER THAN FTP? Hmmm...something there doesn't sound quite right...ya reckon? -- Fri Mar 28 05:40:00 EST 2003 05:40:00 up 6 days, 16:27, 3 users, load average: 0.31, 0.26, 0.15 -- |____ | kuhn media australia| | / ,, /| |'-. | http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |=| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | stephen kuhn| | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | |/ ._/ || | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]| | |'. `\ | | |icq: 5483808 | | ;/ / | | | | | smk ) /_/| |.---.| | mobile: 0410-728-389| | ' `-`' | Berkeley, New South Wales, AU | -- linux user:267497 * MDK 9.1 * PC/Mac/Linux/Networking/Consulting machine no:194239 * RH 7.3 * Sales - Service - Support - Tutor -- ** This messages was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer ** 'You've got the loudest silences I ever did hear from anyone who wasn't dead!' (Lords and Ladies) Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
