Hi!
Hello Torrydale,
I attempted to install version 6.6 again to determine when the lack of space message occurs. Surprisingly, it appears right after the keyboard/country selection, leaving me with no option to create a swap file or partition. Given that the laptop only has 2GB of RAM, I would assume the swap file would default to that or even less. My current Bodhi install created a 1.5GB swap file. I appreciate your assistance, but I've decided to stick with what I have for now. Thank you.
The machine is very old and having a predefined architecture without any upgrade option, it's really difficult to have any expectation from whatever installation.
I guess you can go to a path that is available for years: distros crafted for small storage. Search for this kind of distros.
One example is Tiny Core Linux:
http://www.tinycorelinux.net/The other approach is the following, but it depends on how much practice you have and what do you expect to get from your machine.
The storage available, is 16 GB. That is: 16,384 MB.
The only available option for
partition type is MSDOS.1. A full installation of Lite 6.6 requires 6,5 GB. We'll round up to 7 = 7,168 MB. That is /dev/sda1, / (Root, boot partition, ext4);
A. Scenario 1:2. Space left = 9216 MB. We still need at least two partitions: /home and SWAP.
3. /dev/sda2, /home, ext4. The /home partition will take in the default install, some 5,5 GB = 5632 MB. Space left = 3584 MB
4. /dev/sda3 The SWAP partition. Since you have 2048 MB of RAM, that will be enough for swap. Space left = 1536 MB
5. Personal Data. /dev/sda4, /data, ext4, 1536 MB.
You need to use GPartEd Live in order to partition the drive. The size is given in MB, so stick to the partitioning scheme above.
The Main problem is the /home partition.
It is unlikely that you will be able to update the system, due to the lack of space.
So we'll go on another lane. Fine tune the partitions sizes.
Since I never went on this path, I lack the figures regarding each partition's size in MB. The philosophy behind this, is that the default installation scenario is: "
Wipe out media, use entire drive, install OS".
Which, obviously will fail due to "Lack of space..."
My scenario is based on the second assumption of the installer: "Drive already partitioned. Might have another OS".
Although it is impossible for me to know if this workaround will force the installer to let you use the Partition Manager, it worths trying.
Since
I never tested any of the fresh installs with
df - h, to specifically write down the sizes in MB, the only option I have is "trial & error"...
A. Scenario 2:Obviously, the previous scenario id for testing purposes.
This one, is slightly different.
1. Main, Boot. Primary, /dev/sda1, / (Root, boot partition, ext4, 7,168 MB. Space left = 9216 MB.);
2. Primary, /dev/sda2, SWAP, 2048 MB. Space left = 7168 MB.;
3. Primary, /dev/sda3, ext4, 7168 MB.
The only fine tuning available in case it fails, is shrink the /dev/sda1 to 6,400 MB and enlarge the /home partition.
Main question still is: Will the installer let you perform partition management?Second important question is how the drive looks to the installer? Is it a 16,384 MB, or... actually is 16,000,000 bytes?
since I know usually this is the case, than we only have 15,25 GB available.
In this case, the space is 15,625 MB and we need to change the partitions values accordingly. The lowest amount for Root, is 6200 MB.
The lowest amount for SWAP, is 1536 MB.
The rest, goes to /home.
...Later edit:You may also want to take a look at this:
https://opensource.com/article/19/6/linux-distros-to-tryWhat caught my eye, is
SliTaz.
It has a package converter,
tazpkg, which is highly useful: it allows you to choose many other packages for Apps that you desire.
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