* Gonsolo [100927 02:57]:
> I own a web server with tight space (1GB). Over 300MB are in /usr,
> over 25MB in /usr/share/doc. I'd like to remove all files in
> /usr/share/doc but unfortunately it is not as easy as removing all
> -doc packages.
Things that take up space:
-- files in /usr/share/do
On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 5:57 PM, Gonsolo wrote:
> I own a web server with tight space (1GB). Over 300MB are in /usr,
> over 25MB in /usr/share/doc. I'd like to remove all files in
> /usr/share/doc but unfortunately it is not as easy as removing all
> -doc packages.
>
> Is it possible to set up a p
Gonsolo [2010-09-27 16:26 +0200]:
> Well, then you package system is destroyed/bewildered, isn't it?
No, if you add these filters to /etc/dpkg/dpkg/conf.d/, the packaging
system will be fine.
Martin
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>> You can do that relatively easily in Maverick thanks to a new dpkg
>> feature:
>>
>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReducingDiskFootprint#Drop%20unnecessary%20files
>
> Wouldn't it be better/safer to use
>
> find /usr/share/doc -depth -type f ! -name copyright -delete || true
> find /usr/share/
On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 09:50:03AM +0200, Martin Pitt wrote:
> Hello Gonsole,
>
> Gonsolo [2010-09-27 2:57 +0200]:
> > I own a web server with tight space (1GB). Over 300MB are in /usr,
> > over 25MB in /usr/share/doc. I'd like to remove all files in
> > /usr/share/doc but unfortunately it is not
Hello Gonsole,
Gonsolo [2010-09-27 2:57 +0200]:
> I own a web server with tight space (1GB). Over 300MB are in /usr,
> over 25MB in /usr/share/doc. I'd like to remove all files in
> /usr/share/doc but unfortunately it is not as easy as removing all
> -doc packages.
You can do that relatively eas
On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 1:42 AM, YunQiang Su wrote:
> For Debian based system,there is no way.
>
> there are files required by debian policy, such as copyright changelog
> ,etc.
>
> If you have such tight space, maybe ubuntu is not fit to you.
>
> I don't think this is what he means. I think he'
On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 8:57 PM, Gonsolo wrote:
> I own a web server with tight space (1GB). Over 300MB are in /usr,
> over 25MB in /usr/share/doc. I'd like to remove all files in
> /usr/share/doc but unfortunately it is not as easy as removing all
> -doc packages.
>
> Is it possible to set up a
I own a web server with tight space (1GB). Over 300MB are in /usr,
over 25MB in /usr/share/doc. I'd like to remove all files in
/usr/share/doc but unfortunately it is not as easy as removing all
-doc packages.
Is it possible to set up a policy that all packages that have files in
/usr/share/doc sh
