Free up rootfs space - Revision history

175.38.232.171: /* Clear apt cache */ ''In my case, it freed about 250MB of 'home', as shown by 'storageusage' application.''

175.38.232.171 — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:00:50 GMT

Clear apt cache: ''In my case, it freed about 250MB of 'home', as shown by 'storageusage' application.''

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	will release probably near 10 MB.		will release probably near 10 MB.
		+	''In my case, it freed about 250MB of 'home', as shown by 'storageusage' application.''

	===Remove unused dependencies===		===Remove unused dependencies===

wicket: /* Listing rootfs space on your device */

wicket — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:13:38 GMT

Listing rootfs space on your device

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	If you want to see all filesystems, use only "df -h".		If you want to see all filesystems, use only "df -h".
		+
		+	If you want to print a list of all directories under rootfs and their cumulative sizes, run the following command (sizes in MB, sorted in ascending order):
		+
		+	du -mx / \| sort -n

	If you want a comprehensive list of what packages are using what space on rootfs, which will take a little bit of time for your device to prepare, Chris Pitchford has prepared [http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/t5/Maemo-and-MeeGo-Devices/whats-apps-take-a-lots-of-roofts/td-p/715374 a couple of scripts] which will achieve this.		If you want a comprehensive list of what packages are using what space on rootfs, which will take a little bit of time for your device to prepare, Chris Pitchford has prepared [http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/t5/Maemo-and-MeeGo-Devices/whats-apps-take-a-lots-of-roofts/td-p/715374 a couple of scripts] which will achieve this.

pali at 19:00, 4 April 2013

pali — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:00:52 GMT

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	from [http://www.robinhill.me.uk/maemo/package_sizes.html]		from [http://www.robinhill.me.uk/maemo/package_sizes.html]
		+
		+	Here is another script pkgscan.sh which sort big files on rootfs [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=442804&postcount=28]

	[[Category:Power users]]		[[Category:Power users]]
	[[Category:N900]]		[[Category:N900]]
	[[Category:Firmware update]]		[[Category:Firmware update]]

89.200.231.139: fixed new line before "Moving Nokia Maps (has to be done as root) will save 8.7 Mb"

89.200.231.139 — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:34:50 GMT

fixed new line before "Moving Nokia Maps (has to be done as root) will save 8.7 Mb"

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	====Move some of the pre-installed applications into /opt====		====Move some of the pre-installed applications into /opt====

-	Some applications like Nokia Maps and the microb-engine are placed in /usr/share taking up valuable root space, moving these files will not affect the apps. Moving Nokia Maps (has to be done as root) will save 8.7 Mb:	+	Some applications like Nokia Maps and the microb-engine are placed in /usr/share taking up valuable root space, moving these files will not affect the apps.
		+
		+	Moving Nokia Maps (has to be done as root) will save 8.7 Mb:

	mv /usr/share/nokia-maps /home/opt/		mv /usr/share/nokia-maps /home/opt/

noetus: /* Listing rootfs space on your device */

noetus — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:11:43 GMT

Listing rootfs space on your device

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	If you want to see all filesystems, use only "df -h".		If you want to see all filesystems, use only "df -h".
		+
		+	If you want a comprehensive list of what packages are using what space on rootfs, which will take a little bit of time for your device to prepare, Chris Pitchford has prepared [http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/t5/Maemo-and-MeeGo-Devices/whats-apps-take-a-lots-of-roofts/td-p/715374 a couple of scripts] which will achieve this.

	== Freeing up space ==		== Freeing up space ==

arrancamos: /* Move some of the pre-installed applications into /opt */

arrancamos — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:17:53 GMT

Move some of the pre-installed applications into /opt

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	(With the CSSU - and possibly without on PR1.3 - the tutorial may be uninstalled, getting rid of the tutorial folder entirely)		(With the CSSU - and possibly without on PR1.3 - the tutorial may be uninstalled, getting rid of the tutorial folder entirely)
		+
		+
		+	To get a bit more rootfs space you can move Flashplayer to opt; will save 3.5Mb:
		+	mv /usr/lib/browser/plugins/libflashplayer.so /opt/usr/lib/
		+	ln -s /opt/usr/lib/libflashplayer.so /usr/lib/browser/plugins/libflashplayer.so

	====Move themes====		====Move themes====

2.49.88.112: /* List of big and rarely used files */

2.49.88.112 — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:26:31 GMT

List of big and rarely used files

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	You can't just delete these files, this is just a list with ideas! You have to know what you are going to do with them (optify, backup+remove, etc.).		You can't just delete these files, this is just a list with ideas! You have to know what you are going to do with them (optify, backup+remove, etc.).

-	* <code>/usr/lib/locale/locale-archive</code> (28 MB) : stupid idea : if you do such a thing, you will loose all the constant texts as the names of days ("Monday","Tuesday",...). ~~Who has written a such~~ advice ?	+	* <code>/usr/lib/locale/locale-archive</code> (28 MB) : stupid idea : if you do such a thing, you will loose all the constant texts as the names of days ("Monday","Tuesday",...). What kind of advice is this?
	* <code>/usr/share/locale</code> (10 MB, but you have to keep at least the languages you use)		* <code>/usr/share/locale</code> (10 MB, but you have to keep at least the languages you use)
	* <code>/usr/share/themes/alpha</code> and <code>/beta</code> (they use 5-6 MB each, keep the one you use - REMOVING THESE WILL GENERALLY MESS UP YOUR UI - do not simply remove them with "rm -f $dir" - use "apt-get remove [hildon-theme-alpha\|hildon-theme-beta]" Similarly you can reinstall them the same way. Dependency apps: "bluezwitch cherry feedingit google-search-widget hildon-desktop hildon-desktop-python-loader hildon-theme-alpha")		* <code>/usr/share/themes/alpha</code> and <code>/beta</code> (they use 5-6 MB each, keep the one you use - REMOVING THESE WILL GENERALLY MESS UP YOUR UI - do not simply remove them with "rm -f $dir" - use "apt-get remove [hildon-theme-alpha\|hildon-theme-beta]" Similarly you can reinstall them the same way. Dependency apps: "bluezwitch cherry feedingit google-search-widget hildon-desktop hildon-desktop-python-loader hildon-theme-alpha")

146.201.180.200: /* Move some of the pre-installed applications into /opt */

146.201.180.200 — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 06:49:15 GMT

Move some of the pre-installed applications into /opt

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	mv /usr/share/tutorial-applet /home/opt		mv /usr/share/tutorial-applet /home/opt
	ln -s /home/opt/tutorial-applet /usr/share/tutorial-applet		ln -s /home/opt/tutorial-applet /usr/share/tutorial-applet
		+
		+	(With the CSSU - and possibly without on PR1.3 - the tutorial may be uninstalled, getting rid of the tutorial folder entirely)

	====Move themes====		====Move themes====

amigadave: wikify slightly

amigadave — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:53:30 GMT

wikify slightly

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	Here's a simple howto for those suffering from lack of space in rootfs. The first suggestion is more of a temporary matter, for example to get enough space to install an update, but it's also the fastest and easiest. The suggestions are in order of potential threat to operating system. Least dangerous first and the most dangerous last. The rest are more permanent (and thus more useful), but they require [[root access]].		Here's a simple howto for those suffering from lack of space in rootfs. The first suggestion is more of a temporary matter, for example to get enough space to install an update, but it's also the fastest and easiest. The suggestions are in order of potential threat to operating system. Least dangerous first and the most dangerous last. The rest are more permanent (and thus more useful), but they require [[root access]].

-		+	==Listing rootfs space on your device ==
-	===Listing rootfs space on your device ===	+

	Use this command to determine how much rootfs space is allocated, used, and available on your device.		Use this command to determine how much rootfs space is allocated, used, and available on your device.
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	If you want to see all filesystems, use only "df -h".		If you want to see all filesystems, use only "df -h".
		+
		+	== Freeing up space ==

	===Disable Extras-testing, Extras-devel, and/or any other third party repositories===		===Disable Extras-testing, Extras-devel, and/or any other third party repositories===
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	Disabling [[extras-testing]] and [[extras-devel]] will (currently) give you an extra 5 MB in rootfs		Disabling [[extras-testing]] and [[extras-devel]] will (currently) give you an extra 5 MB in rootfs
-

	===Clear apt cache===		===Clear apt cache===
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	apt-get clean		apt-get clean

-	will release probably near ~~10Mo~~.	+	will release probably near 10 MB.

	===Remove unused dependencies===		===Remove unused dependencies===
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	You can't just delete these files, this is just a list with ideas! You have to know what you are going to do with them (optify, backup+remove, etc.).		You can't just delete these files, this is just a list with ideas! You have to know what you are going to do with them (optify, backup+remove, etc.).

-	* /usr/lib/locale/locale-archive (28 MB) : stupid idea : if you do such a thing, you will loose all the constant texts as the names of days ("Monday","Tuesday",...). Who has written a such advice ?	+	* <code>/usr/lib/locale/locale-archive</code> (28 MB) : stupid idea : if you do such a thing, you will loose all the constant texts as the names of days ("Monday","Tuesday",...). Who has written a such advice ?
-	* /usr/share/locale (10 MB, but you have to keep at least the languages you use)	+	* <code>/usr/share/locale</code> (10 MB, but you have to keep at least the languages you use)
-	* /usr/share/themes/alpha and /beta (they use 5-6 MB each, keep the one you use - REMOVING THESE WILL GENERALLY MESS UP YOUR UI - do not simply remove them with "rm -f $dir" - use "apt-get remove [hildon-theme-alpha\|hildon-theme-beta]" Similarly you can reinstall them the same way. Dependency apps: "bluezwitch cherry feedingit google-search-widget hildon-desktop hildon-desktop-python-loader hildon-theme-alpha")	+	* <code>/usr/share/themes/alpha</code> and <code>/beta</code> (they use 5-6 MB each, keep the one you use - REMOVING THESE WILL GENERALLY MESS UP YOUR UI - do not simply remove them with "rm -f $dir" - use "apt-get remove [hildon-theme-alpha\|hildon-theme-beta]" Similarly you can reinstall them the same way. Dependency apps: "bluezwitch cherry feedingit google-search-widget hildon-desktop hildon-desktop-python-loader hildon-theme-alpha")
	hildon-theme-beta mp-fremantle-002-pr osso-startup-wizard ovi-promotion-widget)		hildon-theme-beta mp-fremantle-002-pr osso-startup-wizard ovi-promotion-widget)
-	* /usr/share/fonts/arabic and /chinese (2,5 MB less for people who don't speak those two languages)	+	* <code>/usr/share/fonts/arabic</code> and <code>/chinese</code> (2,5 MB less for people who don't speak those two languages)

	===Move apt cache outside of rootfs===		===Move apt cache outside of rootfs===
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	/opt/pymaemo/usr/lib/python2.5		/opt/pymaemo/usr/lib/python2.5
	2064208 471712 1487640 24% /usr/lib/python2.5		2064208 471712 1487640 24% /usr/lib/python2.5
-

	===Remove non-optified packages===		===Remove non-optified packages===
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	You get a listing of all running processes, including the application you just started. To find out what package an application belongs to, enter		You get a listing of all running processes, including the application you just started. To find out what package an application belongs to, enter
	dpkg --search $(which ''processname'')		dpkg --search $(which ''processname'')
-

	Source: http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=468063&postcount=1		Source: http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=468063&postcount=1
-

	===Custom scripts===		===Custom scripts===
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	First, create a file, move-to-opt.sh for example, containing this script:		First, create a file, move-to-opt.sh for example, containing this script:
		+	<source lang="bash">
		+	#!/bin/sh
		+	# Nokia N900 Maemo 5 Script to free up space on rootfs
		+	# ignoring errors when creating dirs that may already exist
		+
		+	# Moving ?? icons to /home/opt
		+	mkdir -p /home/opt/usr/share/icons 2> /dev/null
		+	cp -r /usr/share/icons/* /home/opt/usr/share/icons
		+	rm -r /usr/share/icons
		+	ln -s /home/opt/usr/share/icons /usr/share/icons

-	~~#!/bin/sh~~	+	# Moving video on start-up to /home/opt
-	~~# Nokia N900 Maemo 5 Script to free up space on rootfs~~	+	mkdir -p /home/opt/usr/share/hildon-welcome 2> /dev/null
-	~~# ignoring errors when creating dirs that may already exist~~	+	cp -r /usr/share/hildon-welcome/* /home/opt/usr/share/hildon-welcome
-		+	rm -r /usr/share/hildon-welcome
-	~~# Moving ?? icons to /home/opt~~	+	ln -s /home/opt/usr/share/hildon-welcome /usr/share/hildon-welcome
-	~~mkdir -p /home/opt/usr/share/icons 2> /dev/null~~	+
-	~~cp -r /usr/share/icons/* /home/opt/usr/share/icons~~	+	# ??
-	~~rm -r /usr/share/icons~~	+	mkdir -p /home/opt/usr/share/pixmaps 2> /dev/null
-	~~ln -s /home/opt/usr/share/icons /usr/share/icons~~	+	cp -r /usr/share/pixmaps/* /home/opt/usr/share/pixmaps
-		+	rm -r /usr/share/pixmaps
-	# Moving video on start-up to /home/opt	+	ln -s /home/opt/usr/share/pixmaps /usr/share/pixmaps
-	mkdir -p /home/opt/usr/share/hildon-welcome 2> /dev/null	+
-	cp -r /usr/share/hildon-welcome/* /home/opt/usr/share/hildon-welcome	+	# Moving 'apt cache' to /home/opt - Valid until [https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5746 Bug 5746] is fixed.
-	rm -r /usr/share/hildon-welcome	+	mkdir -p /home/opt/var/cache/apt 2> /dev/null
-	ln -s /home/opt/usr/share/hildon-welcome /usr/share/hildon-welcome	+	cp -r /var/cache/apt/* /home/opt/var/cache/apt
-		+	rm -r /var/cache/apt
-	# ??	+	ln -s /home/opt/var/cache/apt /var/cache/apt
-	mkdir -p /home/opt/usr/share/pixmaps 2> /dev/null	+
-	cp -r /usr/share/pixmaps/* /home/opt/usr/share/pixmaps	+
-	rm -r /usr/share/pixmaps	+
-	ln -s /home/opt/usr/share/pixmaps /usr/share/pixmaps	+
-		+
-	# Moving 'apt cache' to /home/opt - Valid until [https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5746 Bug 5746] is fixed.	+
-	mkdir -p /home/opt/var/cache/apt 2> /dev/null	+
-	cp -r /var/cache/apt/* /home/opt/var/cache/apt	+
-	rm -r /var/cache/apt	+
-	ln -s /home/opt/var/cache/apt /var/cache/apt	+
-		+
-	~~# Moving locales [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=568370&postcount=11 Source]~~	+
-	~~mv /usr/share/locale /opt~~	+
-	~~ln -s /opt/locale /usr/share/locale~~	+

		+	# Moving locales [http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=568370&postcount=11 Source]
		+	mv /usr/share/locale /opt
		+	ln -s /opt/locale /usr/share/locale
		+	</source>
	Set the script's permission for executable:		Set the script's permission for executable:
	chmod +x move-to-opt.sh		chmod +x move-to-opt.sh
-	(note that this step will - without warning you in any way - not work on partitions which are only ~~fat~~ formatted, as maybe your ~~micro sd~~ card will initially be; in such a case, move the script somewhere else)	+	(note that this step will - without warning you in any way - not work on partitions which are only FAT formatted, as maybe your microSD card will initially be; in such a case, move the script somewhere else)

	Run the script as root:		Run the script as root:
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	{{ambox		{{ambox
	\| type = notice		\| type = notice
-	~~\| image=~~
	\| text = '''This may cause problems when changing themes, and reversing it is NOT possible unless the device is [[Updating the firmware\|reflashed]]		\| text = '''This may cause problems when changing themes, and reversing it is NOT possible unless the device is [[Updating the firmware\|reflashed]]
	}}		}}
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	rm -r /usr/share/themes		rm -r /usr/share/themes
	ln -s /home/opt/usr/share/themes /usr/share/themes		ln -s /home/opt/usr/share/themes /usr/share/themes
-
-	~~[[Category:Power users]]~~
-	~~[[Category:N900]]~~
-	~~[[Category:Firmware update]]~~

	====See rootfs usage per package====		====See rootfs usage per package====
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	from [http://www.robinhill.me.uk/maemo/package_sizes.html]		from [http://www.robinhill.me.uk/maemo/package_sizes.html]
		+
		+	[[Category:Power users]]
		+	[[Category:N900]]
		+	[[Category:Firmware update]]

85.176.0.255: /* Purge unused configuration files */

85.176.0.255 — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 01:59:24 GMT

Purge unused configuration files

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	dpkg --purge foo bar		dpkg --purge foo bar
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		+	If you don't want to purge all packages with uninstalled configuration files by hand, this line might come handy (as root, or with sudo in xargs):
		+
		+	dpkg -l \| grep ^rc \| cut -d " " -f 3 \| xargs dpkg --purge

	===List of big and rarely used files===		===List of big and rarely used files===