[cobalt-users] Disk Space Probs - [Was Installing SSH2,etc]

[Revd leonard payne <vicarage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 26/4/01 10:48 pm, Grant Ballard-Tremeer at grant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:


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> 
> I've just started out with a RaQ4 with a 20GB HD, and installed
> OpenSSH and upgraded MySQL to version 3.32 a few days ago. In the
> process I used up almost all the available space in the operating
> system/programs partition and active monitor started to squeal... I
> had downloaded source files to /usr/src, and done the 'make' there,
> and so I could delete these so that active monitor would calmed down.
> The 'programs' partition seems only to be 920 MB. Should I move some
> files into 'home' and simlink them? And if so, which ones are
> recommended? Or should I adopt some other approach to getting these
> programs installed?
> 
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This was what caused a major disaster for me. Busily installing and copying
stuff in root and before we know where we are ... no room at the inn ...

We really do need to make the programs partition a little bigger so that we
can install all this good stuff


Any ideas ladies and gents?

Blessings
-- 
The Reverend Leonard Payne

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