help for apt-get upgrade
 

hi all! when i do 'apt-get upgrade' in x-term, it shows:
The following packages have been kept back:
...

so i use 'apt-get -u dist-upgrade' to fix it, but a new problem occurs:
E: You don't have enough free space in /var/cache/apt/archives/.

it seems the rootfs is full. so i want to know is there any reliable way to reallocate the rootfs, or whether the newest firmware has solved this 'rootfs' problem , so i can reflash to fix it. please help!!!

Re: help for apt-get upgrade
 

run an 'apt-get clean', it's going to clean up the apt cache.

Re: help for apt-get upgrade
 

i have tried by cleaning the cache, the available space of my rootfs is about 40 Mb, but the upgrade process needs about 90Mb

Re: help for apt-get upgrade
 

here are two suggestions fitting to your problem. they should work under Maemo the same as under Ubuntu.

in fact, i've read reports from several people who have succesfully symlinked the apt cache.

Re: help for apt-get upgrade
 

sorry to sidetrack but what would likely happen if i type

apt-get install moovida

into the terminal??

im a bit of a n00b with how and what you can do with apt-get

Re: help for apt-get upgrade
 

thank you, i will have a try.

Re: help for apt-get upgrade
 

If there's a package in one of your enabled repositories named "moovida" then it will get downloaded and installed (along with all its dependencies). My understanding is that, by doing it this way, you won't get any update notifications for the app, and it won't get included in the app list in backups. I suspect it also won't appear in app manager for uninstallation either.

Re: help for apt-get upgrade
 

I disagree. You will get update notifications and it will also appear for uninstallation. Please correct me if I am wrong :)

Appmanager only does not show every single package but only certain ones (e.g. no 'supporting' packages, only the 'applications', I am aware of the thin ice I am dancing on, here). Maybe somebody could explain this to me?