Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Low memory storage - need assistance

Collapse
This topic is closed.
X
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

    Low memory storage - need assistance

    Trying to install Kubuntu and received low memory message.

    Tried to free memory (see below) and realized that I need assistance before continuing.

    Thanks in advance for your time and help.

    kubuntu@kubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get clean
    kubuntu@kubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update
    Ign:1 cdrom://Kubuntu 17.04 _Zesty Zapus_ - Release i386 (20170412) zesty InRelease
    Hit:2 cdrom://Kubuntu 17.04 _Zesty Zapus_ - Release i386 (20170412) zesty Release
    Hit:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty InRelease
    Get:5 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security InRelease [89.2 kB]
    Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates InRelease [89.2 kB]
    Fetched 178 kB in 1s (140 kB/s)
    Reading package lists... Error!
    E: Write error - write (28: No space left on device)
    E: IO Error saving source cache
    E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
    kubuntu@kubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree
    Reading state information... Done
    0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 380 not upgraded.
    kubuntu@kubuntu:~$ df -h
    Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
    udev 1.9G 0 1.9G 0% /dev
    tmpfs 384M 11M 373M 3% /run
    /dev/sda1 586G 18G 539G 4% /cdrom
    /dev/loop0 1.6G 1.6G 0 100% /rofs
    aufs 1.9G 1.9G 4.0K 100% /
    tmpfs 1.9G 0 1.9G 0% /dev/shm
    tmpfs 5.0M 8.0K 5.0M 1% /run/lock
    tmpfs 1.9G 0 1.9G 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
    tmpfs 1.9G 24K 1.9G 1% /tmp
    tmpfs 384M 20K 384M 1% /run/user/999
    kubuntu@kubuntu:~$

    #2
    What are you attempting to install Kubuntu to?
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

    Comment


      #3
      HP 17" Inspirion. I want to install Kubuntu with Ubuntu as optional desktop. Deleted Windows.

      Only want Kubuntu on hard drive.

      Comment


        #4
        all your console output below look like was ran wile still in/on the live cd/usb ,,,,is this correct and which was it CD or USB ?

        VINNY
        i7 4core HT 8MB L3 2.9GHz
        16GB RAM
        Nvidia GTX 860M 4GB RAM 1152 cuda cores

        Comment


          #5
          You are correct. Computer seem to be frozen and turned it off while installing live using Unetboot on to the hard drive (not using CD or Flash).

          Comment


            #6
            What is current installed on the hard drive?
            The next brick house on the left
            Intel i7 11th Gen | 16GB | 1TB | KDE Plasma 5.24.7 | Kubuntu 22.04.4 | 6.5.0-18-generic

            Comment


              #7
              Nothing...but I have (using USB flash) a kubuntu (trial version) 17.04 and every time I try to install Kubuntu, it seems to freeze and with that, started receiving low memory and did the steps in first post showing status...

              Comment


                #8
                Originally posted by bkcitta View Post
                Nothing...but I have (using USB flash) a kubuntu (trial version) 17.04 and every time I try to install Kubuntu, it seems to freeze and with that, started receiving low memory and did the steps in first post showing status...
                with the usb fired up with 17.04 ,,,,,open a console and
                Code:
                sudo parted -l
                and post the output @hear

                VINNY
                i7 4core HT 8MB L3 2.9GHz
                16GB RAM
                Nvidia GTX 860M 4GB RAM 1152 cuda cores

                Comment


                  #9
                  I don't know how to post this to @hear as you requested...

                  kubuntu@kubuntu:~$ sudo parted -l
                  Model: ATA SAMSUNG HM640JJ (scsi)
                  Disk /dev/sda: 640GB
                  Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
                  Partition Table: msdos
                  Disk Flags:

                  Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
                  1 1049kB 640GB 640GB primary ext4 boot

                  Model: SanDisk Ultra (scsi)
                  Disk /dev/sdb: 16.0GB
                  Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
                  Partition Table: msdos
                  Disk Flags:

                  Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
                  1 16.4kB 16.0GB 16.0GB primary fat32 boot, lba
                  Last edited by bkcitta; Oct 23, 2017, 07:35 AM.

                  Comment


                    #10
                    It looks to me from the first post like you mounted the hard drive to /cdrom somehow. A few points:

                    1. Don't mount the hard drive, let the installer do it.
                    2. You can't run "sudo apt-get update" of the USB drive because it's read-only and 100% full. Even if it wasn't there's no advantage to doing that if you're going to install to the hard drive.
                    3. You're not getting "low memory messages". Memory is RAM. "no space left on device" means the drive (the USB drive is this case) is full - low on storage or drive space would be the correct way to refer to that problem.


                    Reboot to the USB. Don't mount the hard drive or attempt to update the USB drive, just click on "Install Kubuntu" or what the icon on the desktop says. Then if you have problems, post back...

                    Please Read Me

                    Comment


                      #11
                      Will do.

                      Thanks to everyone who assisted in helping me!!

                      Will post outcome/result.

                      Thanks!!

                      Comment


                        #12
                        Yippie!! Solved!!

                        Thanks and much appreciation to one and all who assisted in helping resolve this issue.

                        What a wonderful community!!

                        Comment


                          #13
                          Originally posted by bkcitta View Post
                          Yippie!! Solved!!

                          Thanks and much appreciation to one and all who assisted in helping resolve this issue.

                          What a wonderful community!!
                          Nice ,,,you gota love it when it works

                          VINNY
                          i7 4core HT 8MB L3 2.9GHz
                          16GB RAM
                          Nvidia GTX 860M 4GB RAM 1152 cuda cores

                          Comment

                          Working...
                          X