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Re: question regarding no space left on device message

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On 2020-08-21 02:35, Semih Ozlem wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> When I try installing some programs while running debian live from a usb, I
> get a message saying that there is no space left on device.
> I presume this means that the space allocated on the usb for debian is not
> enough to install the program in question.
> I am wondering if there is a way to attach another device so that this
> problem can be overcome. I am wondering how to do tell debian system that
> the externally attached memory device can be used to install programs.
> 
> Thank you

As others have mentioned, perhaps you want "persistence".  This allows 
you to use the free space on the USB device to save data and/or enhance 
the live OS.


That said, I prefer to do a full install onto a good USB 3.0 flash 
drive.  This allows me to customize the stick exactly how I want. 
Graphical desktop use can be choppy, due to a lack of a RAM cache, NCQ, 
etc., and other SSD/HDD performance features.  But, I find these very 
useful for portable maintenance and trouble-shooting.


I have used USB flash drives as system drives 24x7 in low-end servers. 
They worked.


I assume continuous frequent writes would rapidly consume the lifespan 
of a USB flash drive.  Some people use high-endurance SD cards and an 
SD-to-USB adapter in such use-cases.


Finally, there are very high-performance USB flash drives available with 
SSD controllers -- Corsair GTX, possibly others.  However, I expect they 
are optimized for large sequential I/O rather than the small random I/O 
that system drives experience.


David

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question regarding no space left on device message Semih Ozlem <semihozlemlinuxuser@gmail.com> - 2020-08-21 11:40 +0200
  Re: question regarding no space left on device message Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2020-08-21 12:40 +0200
    Re: question regarding no space left on device message Semih Ozlem <semihozlemlinuxuser@gmail.com> - 2020-08-21 13:00 +0200
  Re: question regarding no space left on device message "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2020-08-21 12:50 +0200
    Re: question regarding no space left on device message "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2020-08-21 13:20 +0200
      Re: question regarding no space left on device message Semih Ozlem <semihozlemlinuxuser@gmail.com> - 2020-08-21 13:30 +0200
        Re: question regarding no space left on device message Semih Ozlem <semihozlemlinuxuser@gmail.com> - 2020-08-21 13:40 +0200
          Re: question regarding no space left on device message "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2020-08-21 14:00 +0200
            Re: question regarding no space left on device message Semih Ozlem <semihozlemlinuxuser@gmail.com> - 2020-08-21 18:40 +0200
              Re: question regarding no space left on device message "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2020-08-21 19:30 +0200
  Re: question regarding no space left on device message David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2020-08-21 13:10 +0200

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