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Old 05-02-2008, 05:04 AM
Dan C
 
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Default Re: Slack 12 + 20GB HDD: disk full during install?

On Thu, 01 May 2008 17:03:29 +0200, Huub wrote:

> OK, I'm up to my xth time of installing Slack 12. Partitioning:
> /dev/hda1: / 5 GB, /dev/hda2: swap 64MB (RAM: 32MB), /dev/hda3: /usr 10
> GB, /dev/hda4: /home (rest of disk). Installing only the necessary
> packages, leaving out X, audio/video and games. Leaving in some compiler
> and programming packages. At some point (right now: installing ruby) it
> says:
>
> Killed
> root@slackware:/# Killed
> Killed
> (no prompt, just cursor)
>
> System doesn't hang. Alt-F2 screen:
>
> df:
>
> /: 2%
> /usr 8%
> /home: 2%
>
> Any clue what's happening?


My guess would be not enough RAM. Somehow I think I remember newer
versions of Slack requiring 64Mb, but not certain.



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