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> -----Original Message----- |
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> From: Tero Grundstrm [mailto:tero@××××××××××××.fi] |
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> Sent: 08 August 2005 11:21 |
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> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] how to control portage space usage |
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> On Mon, 8 Aug 2005, Michael Kintzios wrote: |
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> >> -----Original Message----- |
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> >> From: Tero Grundstrm [mailto:tero@××××××××××××.fi] |
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> >> Sent: 08 August 2005 08:46 |
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> >> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o |
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> >> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] how to control portage space usage |
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> >> |
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[snip] |
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> > You could have a separate /usr or /usr/portage partition so |
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> that when/if |
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> > it runs out of space, your system continues to run despite |
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> the emerge |
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> > coming to a halt. |
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> I don't don't know if this is very practical, atleast without |
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> a volume |
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> manager. |
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> Besides, isn't this taken care of by the filesystem already? |
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> I know that |
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> ext2/3 preserve a persentage of the partition size for root |
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> especially for |
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> these cases. |
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Well, it has been practical enough for *my* needs. For a while I was |
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running Gentoo on a small partition and having run aground on a couple |
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of cases with a seized system during some mammoth emerge, I decided to |
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set up a separate /usr partition. Thereafter, I was able to recover |
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future incidents without having to boot the LiveCD. As you say, if |
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someone is going to alter partition sizes often then LVM is the way to |
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go. On the other hand if you have a good idea on how big your |
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/usr/portage is or needs to be then my suggestion is a simple enough |
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solution. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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