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> Joseph <syscon780 <at> gmail.com> writes: |
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> > I'm upgrading the system and running out of disk space to compile webkit-gtk |
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> I'm not sure you have usb3, but if you do and you have a usb3 stick, |
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> it's useful for this temporary expanded space need and so much more. Sure |
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> it probably will not run as fast as your native HD, but, it's |
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> a very handy device for this and many other needs. Or you can move |
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> something big from the partition where you compile, on a temporary |
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> basis..... |
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> just a thought, |
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> hth, |
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> James |
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Even better might be a USB 3.0 hard drive: cheaper per GB than USB sticks, and not having the problem of write exhaustion that I've heard about for flash media. |
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If there is sufficient hard-disk space in the same or other partition, it might be helpful to redirect the work dir. |
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I might want to make a USB-stick installation of Gentoo to be able to carry from one computer to another. |
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Tom |
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