On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 00:13:46 -0800, Karsten M. Self wrote: > > You *can* get by with a smaller cache, most of the time, if you use the > "--no-download" option after you run out of space in /var, then flush > cache with "apt-get clean". You can also use a remote archive mounted > via NFS, or an apt-proxy cache, in some cases. > > Alternatively, symlink this directory to a larger partition. If you've > got relatively little space, I'd allocate 3-4 GiB to /usr and symlink > /var to /usr/var (which doesn't exist otherwise). > > Or you could just give yourself One Big Partition and deal with the > attendant problems. > > > There's a short FAQ on GNU/Linux system partitioning you may find > useful, at: > > http://kmself.home.netcom.com/Linux/FAQs/partition.html > > > Peace.
I use LVM myself, as I'm often changing stuff and moving things around. I love LVM. No symlink workarounds, able to keep within the FHS and use disk space efficiently. -- ....................paul "The average lifespan of a Web page today is 100 days. This is no way to run a culture." Internet Archive Board Chairman -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
