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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Running out of space on /var partition
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:36:33
Message-Id: 20110728083457.005e78be@zaphod.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Running out of space on /var partition by Dale
1 On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:16:35 -0500, Dale wrote:
2
3 > Speaking of tmpfs, I should have re-emerged OOo on tmpfs. It filled up
4 > /var and died, just a few minutes before it would have finished. Oh
5 > well, I'll make /var bigger next time. Maybe a couple more Gbs. I put
6 > that http-replicator on here when I decided to keep my old rig up to
7 > date and it just eats up my /var. I guess I could move http* directory
8 > tho. ^_^
9
10 Filling up /var is bad, putting PORTAGE_TMPDIR somewhere less critical is
11 a good idea. Its own filesystem is best but as you don't use LVM, how
12 about a directory on that 750GB second drive you have.
13
14 Then if you get kernel panics during emerges, you'll know the drive is at
15 fault :)
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19 Neil Bothwick
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21 Beware of cover disks bearing upgrades.

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