>>>>> On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:54:26 -0600
>>>>> "SJS" == Stephen John Smoogen <smooge@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
SJS> On 4/16/07, bgschaid_lists@xxxxxxxxx
SJS> <bgschaid_lists@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Just an update and an additional question concerning this:
>>
>> >>>>> On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:53:34 +0200
>> >>>>> "bl" == bgschaid lists <bgschaid_lists@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
bl> Hi!
>>
bl> I'm having a problem upgrading an existing 4.4 installation to
bl> 5.0.
bl> I'm clicking through the upgrade dialogs. Then the machine
bl> prepares to install the packages. At the end of this a
bl> dialog-box appears:
>>
bl> Error running transaction There was an error running your
bl> transaction for the following reason(s):
>>
bl> Apart from that text there is only a Reboot-button (no
bl> explanation)
>>
>>
>> Stupid question: is it possible that the reason for this error
>> message is that the estimated size of all the packages that are
>> to be updated (3.2 Gig) is bigger than the remaining free space
>> on the root partition (2.5 Gig)?
>>
SJS> It could be, but it is supposed to trigger an exception
SJS> telling you need more space on the system (and how much).
Seems like this really was the problems. I solved it by moving
/usr/share to another partition and symlinking it. Now upgrade works
(it is still running, so I can't tell if this is fully successful)
SJS> I have run into the same problem, and it might be a similar
SJS> issue as the box only had 1.2 GB free and was updating 3.2 gb
SJS> of data.. I am trying to figure out how to get a break set to
SJS> get a better idea on the erorr.
You need to know any specifics about my system? (In case that this is
something that doesn't happen on all machines)
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