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Re: [Question #46395]: 8.04.1 Disk space too high

 

Question #46395 on Ubuntu Eee changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu-eee/+question/46395

Jon Ramvi proposed the following answer:
In addition to the OS (1.8gb) a swap drive the size of your ram is
installed (512mb?). Additionally, you can remove your
installationfiles with
sudo apt-get clean


On 9/30/08, Zack Draper <question46395@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Question #46395 on Ubuntu Eee changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu-eee/+question/46395
>
>     Status: Open => Answered
>
> Zack Draper proposed the following answer:
> I had the same problem.  I looked on the site and found what seemed like
> the best advice. So far what happens now is my 4 GB SD slot gets fully
> used but I don't have any problems like saving a document like I had
> before, due to the lack of space.
>
> Reinstall Ubuntu EEE and do a manual partition
> What you want to to is have your 4 GB SD mount as the "/" or root, this is
> all the Linux OS info.
> Then you want to have at least a gig as swap in your second drive what ever
> it is, so you can hibernate.
> Whatever remains mount as "/home", and this is where you can put your docs,
> music, videos w/e
> BTW your should have the "/" and "/home" be under "ext2" filing system.
>
> Under this when I added Evo Mail, Gnome Games, etc. so far so good.
>
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