Low memory storage - need assistance

[bkcitta]

Trying to install Kubuntu and received low memory message.

Tried to free memory (see below) and realized that I need assistance before continuing.

Thanks in advance for your time and help.

kubuntu@kubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get clean
kubuntu@kubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update
Ign:1 cdrom://Kubuntu 17.04 _Zesty Zapus_ - Release i386 (20170412) zesty InRelease
Hit:2 cdrom://Kubuntu 17.04 _Zesty Zapus_ - Release i386 (20170412) zesty Release
Hit:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty InRelease
Get:5 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-security InRelease [89.2 kB]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-updates InRelease [89.2 kB]
Fetched 178 kB in 1s (140 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Error!
E: Write error - write (28: No space left on device)
E: IO Error saving source cache
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.
kubuntu@kubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 380 not upgraded.
kubuntu@kubuntu:~$ df -h
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
udev 1.9G 0 1.9G 0% /dev
tmpfs 384M 11M 373M 3% /run
/dev/sda1 586G 18G 539G 4% /cdrom
/dev/loop0 1.6G 1.6G 0 100% /rofs
aufs 1.9G 1.9G 4.0K 100% /
tmpfs 1.9G 0 1.9G 0% /dev/shm
tmpfs 5.0M 8.0K 5.0M 1% /run/lock
tmpfs 1.9G 0 1.9G 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
tmpfs 1.9G 24K 1.9G 1% /tmp
tmpfs 384M 20K 384M 1% /run/user/999
kubuntu@kubuntu:~$

[Snowhog]

What are you attempting to install Kubuntu to?

[bkcitta]

HP 17" Inspirion. I want to install Kubuntu with Ubuntu as optional desktop. Deleted Windows.

Only want Kubuntu on hard drive.

[vinnywright]

all your console output below look like was ran wile still in/on the live cd/usb ,,,,is this correct and which was it CD or USB ?

VINNY

[bkcitta]

You are correct. Computer seem to be frozen and turned it off while installing live using Unetboot on to the hard drive (not using CD or Flash).

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[jglen490]

What is current installed on the hard drive?

[bkcitta]

Nothing...but I have (using USB flash) a kubuntu (trial version) 17.04 and every time I try to install Kubuntu, it seems to freeze and with that, started receiving low memory and did the steps in first post showing status...

[vinnywright]

Nothing...but I have (using USB flash) a kubuntu (trial version) 17.04 and every time I try to install Kubuntu, it seems to freeze and with that, started receiving low memory and did the steps in first post showing status...

with the usb fired up with 17.04 ,,,,,open a console and

sudo parted -l

and post the output @hear

VINNY

[bkcitta]

I don't know how to post this to @hear as you requested...

kubuntu@kubuntu:~$ sudo parted -l
Model: ATA SAMSUNG HM640JJ (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 640GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 640GB 640GB primary ext4 boot

Model: SanDisk Ultra (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 16.0GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Disk Flags:

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 16.4kB 16.0GB 16.0GB primary fat32 boot, lba

[oshunluvr]

It looks to me from the first post like you mounted the hard drive to /cdrom somehow. A few points:

1. Don't mount the hard drive, let the installer do it.
2. You can't run "sudo apt-get update" of the USB drive because it's read-only and 100% full. Even if it wasn't there's no advantage to doing that if you're going to install to the hard drive.
3. You're not getting "low memory messages". Memory is RAM. "no space left on device" means the drive (the USB drive is this case) is full - low on storage or drive space would be the correct way to refer to that problem.

Reboot to the USB. Don't mount the hard drive or attempt to update the USB drive, just click on "Install Kubuntu" or what the icon on the desktop says. Then if you have problems, post back...

[bkcitta]

Will do.

Thanks to everyone who assisted in helping me!!

Will post outcome/result.

Thanks!!

[bkcitta]

Yippie!! Solved!!

Thanks and much appreciation to one and all who assisted in helping resolve this issue.

What a wonderful community!!

[vinnywright]

Yippie!! Solved!!

Thanks and much appreciation to one and all who assisted in helping resolve this issue.

What a wonderful community!!

Nice ,,,you gota love it when it works

VINNY