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Package: debian-installer
Version: unknown

When installing debian to a 1GB USB key using 
http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEeePC/HowTo/InstallOnSDcardOrUsbStick , a lack of 
space on the disk caused the installer to go into a near-perpetual loop, with 
no option for aborting or otherwise recovering

Details (transcribed, may contain errors):

Oct 15 11:39:31 in-target  Error writing to output file lenny/main 
openoffice.org-gnome 1:2.4.1-9

This message is repeated contiuously. Some method of stopping the installation 
is requested. As a new debian user, I was expecting individual package 
customisation, and as such did not worry about oversize installs until too late.

Thanks.


      



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On Wednesday 15 October 2008, D Haley wrote:
> When installing debian to a 1GB USB key using
> http://wiki.debian.org/DebianEeePC/HowTo/InstallOnSDcardOrUsbStick , a
> lack of space on the disk caused the installer to go into a
> near-perpetual loop, with no option for aborting or otherwise
> recovering

There is not all that much the installer can do about this. Especially 
since it has no way to determine exactly in advance how much diskspace 
will be needed and on which file systems.

The installation guide lists the disk space needed for tasks and tasksel 
checks the disk space available before marking the desktop task as 
installable by default. The rest is up to the user.

Cheers,
FJP


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