Repartition again plus Printer
from NBCooks@lemmy.world to linux@lemmy.ml on 19 Apr 00:14
https://lemmy.world/post/28418213

Hey again.

Thank you again for all of the help with the dual boot and repartition a few weeks back. I am running Linux Mint.

I repartitioned the Linux side to about 25 GB and over the last few weeks just downloading updates, I guess it has filled up. It tells me there is only 75 MB left. Is that normal or can I free up room again?

Also, the printer no longer prints. It just hangs when I try to print. It shows up correctly as the HP Deskjet 3510 but won’t print. Any tips on how to fix?

#linux

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notanapple@lemm.ee on 19 Apr 00:54 next collapse

Updates taking that much space is a bit surprising. I used to run linux mint on a 20 gb partition and usually had 3-4 gb space free. Does Linux mint comes pre-installed with flatpaks (you check with flatpak list)?

But 20 gb is on the very low side, you will run into issues on updates. You probably need to extend the linux partition by at least 10 gb.

For the printer issue, check the status of the cups service (sudo systemctl status cups).

just_another_person@lemmy.world on 19 Apr 01:12 next collapse

  1. Check if you have Snaps enabled, and if they are taking up space
  2. du -hsc /* to get a fairly quick look at what directories holding the most data, then go deeper into each directory to figure out where everything is.
  3. Don’t use Snaps if that is the cause.
spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works on 19 Apr 05:37 collapse

Mint has a convenient desktop app included called Disk Usage Analyzer that makes checking what’s using your storage space quick and easy.