Running out of space in / folder

[Jonas Norlander]

2009/2/3 Alvin <info at alvin.be>:
>
>> Amila Liyanaarachchi wrote:
>>> I have allocated a 3.8GB partition (/home, /boot are in different
>>> partitions) to my root directory.
>>> Recently upgraded to KDE 4.2 and now my root directory is full. I have
>>> very few amount of Software installed. but the size of / is
>>> unbelievably large.
>>>
>>> Any guess why? Any actions I can take to reduce size ?
>>>
>> If you are still able to install and/or use it, kdirstat will show you
>> where your space is wasted.
>>
>> and an introduction about Disk Usage and cleanup tools:
>>
>> http://www.linux.com/articles/51600
>
> Try
> $ sudo aptitude autoclean
> to remove old installation files that you'll probably never need again.
>

Or if he has a fast internet why not "sudo aptitude clean" to remove
all downloaded packages. How often do you need to reinstall a package?

/ Jonas