Ran out of space on Slackware Linux and can't remove packages because theres not enou

simeandrews · 05-27-2004, 01:50 PM

I have so much stuff in Linux that I can't remove packages anymore. So how can I
free up a little space without removepkg.

p.s. I can't get into gnome anymore so i need a way to delete files in the
slackware terminal or whatever.

I have some .tgz and tar.gz that I want to delete, so how do I delete them?

shanenin · 05-27-2004, 02:03 PM

you could always go in with a live cd like knoppix, or possible your slackware install cd, if it will give you a terminal. You will just need to mount your partition and start deleting.

Muzzy · 05-27-2004, 02:08 PM

The command for deleting in a terminal is rm

rm somefile.tar.gz

Please make sure you don't delete something that you do need! If in doubt, don't delete.

simeandrews · 05-27-2004, 02:09 PM

thanks! i just have some things like limewire.tar.gz to delete.

Lleb_KCir · 05-27-2004, 02:37 PM

you can always add the -i to be safe too.

-i = interactive mode. this will then prompt you for a yes or no answere for every file you want to delete.

example:

rm -i file
you are about to remove file Yes or No.

at this point you have to type in yes or no for it to continue.

if you have a directory you want to rm, then you need the -r or -R

if you have some files you might want to keep and have a cdburning, then you can use the mkiso | cdrecord combo and burn chunks of it out to CD via the CLI.

320mb · 05-27-2004, 04:06 PM

have you done alot of Kernel updating??
if so, have you kept the older kernel and modules directories??
if you don't need them now........get rid of them.