RFC lepermime

[lepermime.livejournal.com]

I'm currently using gentoo as my linux distro of choice. However I've run into something that seems more than a bit odd to me. The difference between what packages I have installed and the amount of space that is being used seems to be at odds with eachother. It looks to me like there are packages installed that aren't showing up in world.

Cutting out output that is confusing me.


/var/lib/portage/world output

app-text/gpdf
app-admin/usbview
app-emacs/psgml
app-editors/emacs
sys-fs/xfsprogsdev-java/fop
dev-java/sun-jdk
net-misc/openntpd
net-analyzer/traceroute
sys-kernel/gentoo-dev-sources
app-text/dos2unix
app-editors/vim
net-dns/bind-tools
x11-misc/imwheel
net-misc/telnet-bsd
net-misc/smb4k
net-www/mozilla-firefox
sys-boot/grub
x11-wm/enlightenment
x11-terms/eterm
app-admin/sysklogd
sys-kernel/genkernel
net-ftp/ftp
app-text/ipcalc
sys-apps/usbutils
net-analyzer/nmap
mail-client/evolution
sys-apps/sysvinit
net-im/gaim
net-misc/whois
app-text/unix2dos
sys-devel/gettext
app-portage/gentoolkit
dev-libs/libusb
app-text/recode
sys-apps/usbd
sys-apps/hotplug
app-misc/freemind
sys-apps/portage
sys-apps/texinfo
sys-devel/binutils
sys-devel/gcc
sys-libs/glibc
sys-apps/baselayout
sys-libs/zlib
sys-libs/ncurses
x11-misc/shared-mime-info
gnome-extra/evolution-data-server


df -h output
/dev/hda3 3.5G 2.4G 867M 74% /



I've deleted all of the portage tmp files in /var/tmp/portage
I've cleaned up everything that I can find that would be causing the problem. Not sure where else to go. And adding space really isn't an option at this point. Any suggestions, tips, hints?

Comments

[wyrdlinks.livejournal.com]

Pre-emptive [gd&r]
Switch to Slackware? That way you only install what you want, not what the distro thinks you need?
Still [gd&r]

Seriously? Have you tried asking in the newsgroups?

Also - possibly useful command: cd /; du -sch *

[loosechanj.livejournal.com]

make clean? I know I have to run that from the top of my ports tree in freebsd cuz there's always tons of smeg left behind, even if I do make clean in the port itself.

[silnith.livejournal.com]

Gentoo linux does not store every package in the world file, only the top-level ones that pull in dependancies and those that are specified by the user. Try a tool such as porthole or guitoo to get more complete information about what is installed.

To clean your system, first make sure that your USE flags are set as you want them. Ufed can help with this. Second do an emerge depclean. Third, run revdep-rebuild. That’s the best you can do without uninstalling stuff. (Unless you want to change your CFLAGS to include -Os instead of -O2.) Speaking from experience, Gentoo on a drive so small will always be almost full.

[xdownfornowx.livejournal.com]

get a Mac

LUG?

[irishmasms.livejournal.com]

have you looked in the LJ linux community, or the linuxnewbie community/ What about your local Linux User's Group (LUG)?