Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:35:33 -0500 From: Michael Powell <nightrecon@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How much space do I need on "/" for a 7.4 to 8 stable upgrade? Message-ID: <ji3u42$b7i$1@dough.gmane.org> References: <7DC5CF25DDD70D4A845DDC2F96E116B2A0E467@hcexch01.holidaycompanies.com> <CA%2BtpaK3fE7YHVgH0oaYCy7s%2Bui2rYMvm0wm5Vz=LO6HPDB-Q5A@mail.gmail.com>
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Adam Vande More wrote: > On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 11:47 AM, Joe Moore > <joe.moore@holidaycompanies.com>wrote: > >> >> I have 65MB of free space on "/". Is that going to be enough? I've >> already moved tftpboot to /usr, cleaned out /root, /boot/kernel.old, and >> /tmp. >> >> What else could I clean out if I need more space? I'm thinking some >> executables in /rescue. "ls -l" shows most of them being 4MB each but >> that can't be right. >> > > I don't know the specific numbers of what you'll need but you can probably > delete the *.symbol files(they aren't needed by default). i386 also > produces smaller files/mem imprint than most equivalent amd64 bins. > I did this and the only i386 box I have left uses 96MB on / while the amd64 ones hover around 105MB, give or take a few. I believe adding WITHOUT_PROFILE= true to /etc/src.conf prevents them from being built/installed in subsequent builds. -Mike
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