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	nicorumiz	2010-01-20 , 00:50
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I have some problems with my rootfs.

Yesterday I've install few apps and now my rootfs have 48MB of free space...
the problem is:
before installing any apps the space was 68 and I've already remove all the apps previously installed!!

do you guys know a script that will check if some apps left packages on my rootfs?

Thanks!

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Soulfarmer	2010-01-20 , 07:02
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Thanks, the first tip, maemo-optify gave me free space from 33 -> 48mb. A bit happier now

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les_garten	2010-01-20 , 07:41
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Originally Posted by Soulfarmer

Thanks, the first tip, maemo-optify gave me free space from 33 -> 48mb. A bit happier now

What is maemo-optify?

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rickrvo	2010-02-03 , 05:59
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mece,

I did the 4 steps you said and it did cleaned up some space, from 97 to 85% usage of rootfs. but now I installed quicknote app and it opens and closes automaticly.. know what may cause this?

Last edited by rickrvo; 2010-02-05 at 02:59.

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	DaveR53	2010-02-05 , 00:10
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How about /var/lib/apt/lists?

23.6M on here at the moment, I'm guessing this is where the Application Catalogues store their information? could we not optify this too?

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rewt	2010-02-05 , 01:34
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Sure... but there is nothing in extras* to do this AFAIK. Suggesting to optify things such as this without automation is usually avoided, since talking the average end user through mv's and ln's and checking the sanity of their work could be dangerous.

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	ZootHornRollo	2010-02-05 , 17:34
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Cana nyone advise if there is anything here i should be concerned about.

I have next to zero free rootfs space. I managed to clear enough to delete some packages - some that have been on the device for ages and didn't cause any problems and all those i have installed in the last few days. I now have 6.1MB free and don't really know what i can do to cut it back any further.

Code:

Nokia-N900-42-11:~# ps -ef
  PID USER       VSZ STAT COMMAND
    1 root      1912 S    /sbin/init
    2 root         0 SW   [kthreadd]
    3 root         0 SW   [ksoftirqd/0]
    4 root         0 SW   [events/0]
    5 root         0 SW   [khelper]
    6 root         0 SW   [kblockd/0]
    7 root         0 SW   [cqueue]
    8 root         0 SW   [twl4030-irqchip]
    9 root         0 SW   [twl4030-irq]
   10 root         0 DW   [omap2_mcspi]
   11 root         0 SW   [ksuspend_usbd]
   12 root         0 SW   [khubd]
   13 root         0 SW   [pdflush]
   14 root         0 SW   [pdflush]
   15 root         0 SW   [kswapd0]
   16 root         0 SW   [aio/0]
   26 root         0 SW   [ubi_bgt0d]
   27 root         0 SW   [kondemand/0]
   28 root         0 SW   [ubifs_bgt0_0]
  105 root      1664 S    /sbin/udevd --daemon 
  212 root         0 SW   [vibra]
  402 root         0 SW   [bluetooth]
  421 root         0 SW   [nokia-av]
  425 root         0 SW   [kmmcd]
  461 root         0 DW   [wl12xx]
  478 root         0 SW   [mmcqd]
  528 root         0 SW   [mmcqd]
  679 root     10308 S <  /sbin/dsme -p /usr/lib/dsme/libstartup.so 
  684 root      3884 S    /usr/sbin/sshd -D 
  697 root         0 SW   [file-storage-ga]
  701 root      3336 S    /usr/sbin/bme_RX-51 
  718 messageb  3436 S <  /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system --nofork 
  728 root      3488 S    /usr/sbin/sysinfod --system 
  731 root      4716 S    /usr/sbin/alsaped -p 4 -f /usr/share/policy/etc/curre
  745 root      5312 S <  /sbin/mce --force-syslog 
  748 root      2436 S    /usr/sbin/sscd -f 
  749 root      3288 S    /usr/sbin/csd -m -p call -p gprs -p info -p net -p si
  750 root     14972 S    /usr/sbin/omap3camd -d /dev/video0 -f /tmp/omap3camd0
  757 haldaemo  4544 S    /usr/sbin/hald --verbose=no --daemon=no --use-syslog 
  758 pulse    81900 S <  /usr/bin/pulseaudio --system --high-priority 
  760 root      3412 S    /usr/sbin/sms-manager 
  762 root      8008 S    /usr/sbin/ohmd --no-daemon 
  770 root         0 SW   [bridge_work-que]
  776 root      3984 S    /usr/lib/gconf2/gconfd-2 
  777 root      3576 S    /usr/sbin/wappushd -b 
  778 root      3328 S    hald-runner 
  781 root         0 SW   [sgx_perf]
  792 root      1528 S    /usr/sbin/dsp-manager 
  796 root         0 SW   [sgx_misr]
  799 root     21404 S <  /usr/bin/Xorg -logfile /tmp/Xorg.0.log -logverbose 1 
  802 haldaemo  3496 S    hald-addon-gpio: listening on /sys/devices/platform/g
  815 haldaemo  3088 S    hald-addon-usb-cable: listening on /sys/devices/platf
  821 root     14728 S    /usr/sbin/omap3camd -d /dev/video1 
  827 root      3420 S    /usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-generic-backlight 
  828 root      3424 S    hald-addon-input: Listening on /dev/input/event3 /dev
  833 haldaemo  3088 S    hald-addon-mmc: listening on /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc0
  843 root      3416 S    /usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-als 
  844 root      3484 S    /usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-bme 
  846 root      3436 S    /usr/lib/hal/hald-addon-cpufreq 
  868 root         0 SW<  [kjournald]
  875 root      3344 S    /usr/bin/clockd 
  877 root     48500 S    /usr/bin/signond 
  895 root      3400 S    /usr/sbin/bluetoothd -n 
  921 user      2832 S    dbus-launch --exit-with-session 
  929 root         0 SW<  [krfcommd]
  930 user      3056 S <  /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --fork --print-pid 5 --print-add
  941 user     40832 S    /usr/bin/maemo-xinput-sounds 
  948 user      3344 S    /usr/bin/profiled 
  949 user      3324 S    /usr/bin/ohm-session-agent 
  975 user     23196 S    /usr/bin/maemo-launcher --send-app-died --booster gtk
  980 user      3848 S    /usr/sbin/alarmd 
  983 user     12480 S    /usr/lib/sapwood/sapwood-server 
  985 user     26052 S    /usr/bin/systemui 
  995 user      6512 S    /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfs-hal-volume-monitor 
 1009 user      6016 S    /usr/lib/gvfs/gvfsd 
 1016 root      1976 S    /usr/bin/iphbd 
 1034 user      5524 S    /usr/bin/mission-control 
 1042 user     23316 S <  /usr/bin/hildon-sv-notification-daemon 
 1047 user      4648 S    /usr/lib/telepathy/telepathy-ring 
 1089 user      3936 S    /usr/bin/hildon-status-menu 
 1090 user     71580 S    /usr/bin/hildon-status-menu                          
 1092 user      3936 S    /usr/bin/hildon-home 
 1094 user     47960 S    /usr/bin/hildon-home                                 
 1095 user      3936 S    /usr/bin/hildon-desktop 
 1097 user     75372 S    /usr/bin/hildon-desktop                              
 1099 user      8300 S    /usr/libexec/gnome-vfs-daemon 
 1106 user     17744 S    /usr/lib/evolution-data-server/e-addressbook-factory 
 1119 user      3936 S    /usr/bin/camera-ui 
 1121 user      4620 S    /usr/bin/clipboard-manager 
 1122 user     54480 S    /usr/bin/camera-ui                                   
 1126 user      3936 S    /usr/bin/osso-connectivity-ui-conndlgs 
 1133 root      4136 S    /usr/sbin/wlancond 
 1135 root      7972 S    /usr/bin/location-proxy --no-detach 
 1140 root     20808 S <  /usr/bin/tonegend -b 100 -r 20 -D module-stream-resto
 1143 root      2624 S    /usr/bin/app-detect -p 1 
 1145 nobody    2132 S    /usr/sbin/dnsmasq -k -i lo -a 127.0.0.1 -z 
 1183 root      5620 S    /usr/sbin/hulda 
 1193 root      5620 S    /usr/sbin/hulda 
 1197 user     28376 S    /usr/bin/osso-connectivity-ui-conndlgs               
 1200 user      3936 S    /usr/bin/hildon-input-method 
 1202 root      4556 S    /usr/sbin/icd2 -l2 
 1203 user     39956 S    /usr/sbin/browserd -d 
 1210 user     24984 S    /usr/bin/hildon-input-method                         
 1219 user      1524 S    /usr/sbin/temp-reaper 
 1247 user      3204 S    /usr/lib/obex/obexd --nodaemon --opp --ftp --pcsuite 
 1270 user      9404 S    /usr/bin/mafw-dbus-wrapper mafw-upnp-source 
 1271 user      8256 S    /usr/bin/mafw-dbus-wrapper mafw-iradio-source 
 1272 user      4864 S    /usr/sbin/maesync_controller 
 1274 user     17116 S    /usr/bin/mafw-dbus-wrapper mafw-tracker-source 
 1284 user     15940 S    /usr/bin/syncd 
 1285 user     40996 S <  /usr/bin/mafw-dbus-wrapper mafw-gst-renderer 
 1288 user     25096 S    /usr/bin/osso-abook-home-applet                      
 1320 root      8240 S    /usr/sbin/ke-recv 
 1404 user     14312 S    /usr/libexec/hildon-thumbnailerd 
 1405 user     25224 S    /usr/sbin/as-daemon -D --pidfile=/var/lock/as-daemon.
 1445 user     14676 S    /usr/bin/mafw-playlist-daemon 
 1478 user      3936 S    /usr/bin/osso-addressbook 
 1479 user     27612 S    /usr/bin/osso-addressbook                            
 1482 user      3936 S    /usr/bin/rtcom-call-ui 
 1483 user     29936 S    /usr/bin/rtcom-call-ui                               
 1486 user      3936 S    /usr/bin/rtcom-messaging-ui 
 1487 user     29016 S    /usr/bin/rtcom-messaging-ui                          
 1491 user     59740 S    /usr/sbin/browserd -s 1491 -n RTComMessagingServer 
 1496 user      3936 S    /usr/bin/browser 
 1497 user     28796 S    /usr/bin/browser                                     
 1500 user     80928 S    /usr/sbin/browserd -s 1500 -n browserui 
 1522 user      3936 S    /usr/bin/image-viewer 
 1523 user     31292 S    /usr/bin/image-viewer                                
 1525 user      3936 S    /usr/bin/Calendar 
 1526 user     27396 S    /usr/bin/Calendar                                    
 1531 user      3936 S    /usr/bin/worldclock 
 1532 user     25628 S    /usr/bin/worldclock                                  
 1790 user      3936 S    /usr/bin/mediaplayer 
 1791 user     32420 S    /usr/bin/mediaplayer                                 
 1918 user      3936 S    /usr/bin/modest -t 30 
 1919 user     64800 S    /usr/bin/modest                                      
 1921 user     21432 S    /usr/bin/intellisyncd -u 29999 -a 
 2027 root     16016 S    /usr/bin/eapd 
 2031 root      1628 S    /sbin/udhcpc -i wlan0 -s /etc/udhcpc/libicd_network_i
 2114 root      6492 S    sshd: root@pts/1     
 2118 root      2160 S    -sh 
 2253 root      6624 S    sshd: root@notty     
 2257 root      2084 S    sh -c /usr/lib/openssh/sftp-server 
 2258 root      3728 S    /usr/lib/openssh/sftp-server 
 2503 root      2160 R    ps -ef

I have extras and testing enable (testing now disbabled) and i am unable to install Storage Use app due to lack of memory in location.

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	casper27	2010-02-05 , 17:49
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You could try

Code:

apt-get autoclean

and

Code:

apt-get clean

Removes all stored archives in your cache. This could free up some space.Also a reboot often helps.

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	ZootHornRollo	2010-02-05 , 18:14
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thanks, i used those to free up what little space i have scraped together.

Have been trying everything i can find the forums.

May just go for the clean sweep.

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	casper27	2010-02-05 , 18:27
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Put this in to find out the top 50 space takers.

Code:

dpkg-query -W -f='${Installed-Size}\t${Package}\n' '*' | sort -n | tail -50

Should help identify the hog.

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