Bug 6955 – Disk size claculations ignore already existing files

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Bug 6955 - Disk size claculations ignore already existing files

Summary:	Disk size claculations ignore already existing files

Status:	CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE

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Product:	Red Hat Linux
Classification:	Retired
Component:	installer (Show other bugs)
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Version:	6.1
Hardware:	All Linux

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Reported:	1999-11-12 10:37 EST by heikki
Modified:	2008-05-01 11:37 EDT (History)
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Last Closed:	2000-02-22 11:14:32 EST
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Description heikki 1999-11-12 10:37:13 EST

I am not sure of this, but it seems that when the installer calculates ohow
much disk it will need, it ignores the sizes of the already-existing
installation.

At least when I tried to upgrade RH5.0 to 6.1, and had 1500M forthe root
partition, filled with some 900M of old installation, it complained it
needed 138M more.  I find it hard to believe upgrading a simple server
would require 2400M root disk...

Comment 1 Jay Turner 1999-11-29 15:08:59 EST

This issue has been forwarded to a developer for further action.

Comment 2 Jay Turner 2000-02-22 11:14:59 EST

Disk space calculations were improved in the latest release, so you should see
better estimates in the next release.

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