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.''

2013-04-17T13:00:50Z

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===

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

2013-04-05T01:13:38Z

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.

imported_>pali at 19:00, 4 April 2013

2013-04-04T19:00:52Z

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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"

2012-09-29T10:34:50Z

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/

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

2011-10-18T10:11:43Z

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 ==

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

2011-04-24T22:17:53Z

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 */

2011-03-12T18:26:31Z

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 */

2011-02-27T06:49:15Z

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====

imported_>amigadave: wikify slightly

2011-02-11T11:53:30Z

wikify slightly

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85.176.0.255: /* Purge unused configuration files */

2010-11-05T01:59:24Z

Purge unused configuration files

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	dpkg --purge foo bar		dpkg --purge foo bar

			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===