[ubuntu-za] Problems when installing updates to Hardy

[Russell Cloran]

Hi,

On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Phillip Pare <ptpare at lantic.net> wrote:
> 1. Does this mean that var/cache/apt/archives/ is on the same partition as
> boot?

You're quite right, it may not be ...

> 2. How do you go about checking on which partition a certain folder is
> located? I ask as it would seem that it is the boot folder which is full
> and yet when I delete files from it the available size does not incease.

df -h should show you a list of all your *mounted* partitions and
their sizes and available space.

You can check in your /etc/fstab file to see if /boot is listed there
-- somewhere at the back of my mind is a memory about /boot not being
mounted by default.

> 3. I tried to reboot and I got kernel panic errors on a number of the
> bootup options. So now I have had to use windows to access my email.
> Is is possible to repair a broken system using the install DVD or will I
> have to do a fresh install?

iirc, yes -- there should be a "Rescue a broken system" option.

If /boot is a separate partition and is full, you should be able to
remove some old kernels and initrd files that you don't use any more
from it. Don't forget you may need to mount /boot once you're in the
rescue shell, I don't think it mounts all your partitions by default.
Identifying the old kernels/initrds should be straightforward, as they
all have version numbers in the filenames.

Russell
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