Thread: N900 - Issues surrounding full root partition (No space left on device)
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archebyte is offline archebyte
2009-12-03 , 17:24
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#161
Originally Posted by felbutss View Post
if this happens i havent really been able to find a fix.

if someone screws up with the install of apps from extra-devel how do you clear them out?????? some dont let you uninstall and if you do it seems like the space is still taken up.

what do i type in terminal to see whats in there.
Code:
sudo gainroot
apt-get remove [package name]
To get a list of every package installed, type:
Code:
dpkg -l
To search for a package name by pattern, let say bounce
Code:
Nokia-N900-42-11:~# dpkg -l bou*
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Cfg-files/Unpacked/Failed-cfg/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name                                   Version                                Description
+++-===========================================================================-===========================================================================================
ii  bounce                                 1.0.0                                  Playable 3D technology demo for N900
to uninstall

Code:
apt-get remove bounce
You can now go on and remove application packages to free up space.

NOTE: Exercise CAUTION when working with root access.