Hi, >>"Karl" == Karl M Hegbloom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Karl> I don't understand this discussion... Why, when I use `apt-get Karl> install package', does it tell me how much space will be used after Karl> installation, if that's a thing we need to add to the package tools? Does it also tell you how much spave is needed in /usr, and how much in /usr/lib (oh yes, I have that as a separate partition)? The new scheme would. It would look at your mounts (/etc/mtab) and tell you when a patition is close to being full (say, 95% full)/. manoj This is what my fstab looked like (removing the auto dos, and nfs mounts): /dev/hda2 / ext2 defaults 1 1 /dev/hda5 /opt ext2 defaults 0 2 /dev/hda6 /home ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/hda7 /usr ext2 defaults 0 2 /dev/hda8 /usr/lib ext2 defaults 0 2 /dev/hdd3 /usr/local ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/hdd5 /var ext2 defaults 0 2 /dev/hdb1 /opt/dce ext2 defaults 0 2 /dev/hdb2 /var/spool/mirror ext2 defaults 0 2 /dev/hdd6 /u ext2 defaults 0 2 -- The English laws punish vice; the Chinese laws do more, they reward virtue. Oliver Goldsmith Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> Key C7261095 fingerprint = CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E