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    Installing Ubuntu on USB key

    For my ubuntu usb distribution I bought an 8GB key
    and set up 4GB as reserved extra space but during update
    process ubuntu warned:
    not enough space, please use 'clean' command to
    free up memory.
    (issue 1)
    I followed the advice and used the command:
    'sudo apt-get clean' to free up memory but I wonder
    where temporary and old files are(I mean which folders
    contain them)and which commands to use to delete them,
    in order to free up more memory.
    (issue 2)
    I also followed the advice issuing to use 'Disk Usage
    Analyzer' but I don't know how data is organized.
    Where can I find a table or and explanation about
    the content of all folders of ubuntu file system?
    (issue 3)
    Then I also decided to investigate how space is used.
    I opened my ubuntu usb key on ubuntu CD session, so I
    found my original system in casper folder(700 MB) +
    'casper-rw' file(2.9 GB) in main usb folder containing
    probably all updates.
    I ask for confirmation about this.
    (issue 4)
    When I built my usb distribution I chose the option to
    set up a reserved extra space for settings and documents,
    but when I run my usb ubuntu I cannot access them as
    a partition, however I can access my 'home' folder
    from launcher, but as I cannot access my reserved extra
    space as a partition I don't know which settings are
    saved.
    As my 'casper-rw' file is about 2.9 GB I suspect
    that it represents my reserved extra space file(maybe
    this extra space is fully contained in a unique file),
    so containing all settings, updates and home folder.
    Or maybe updates are not counted as reserved extra
    space but still contained in file casper-rw.
    Which is the truth? Which folders I find in
    'Disk Usage Analyzer' are contained in my reserved
    extra space?
    Can anyone please address this issue?

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    Re: Installing Ubuntu on USB key

    RecoverLostDiskSpace
    https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoverLostDiskSpace
    HOWTO: Recover Lost Disk Space - drs305
    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1122670
    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=898573
    HOWTO: Cleaning up all those unnecessary junk files...
    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=140920
    Caution deborphan will delete anything you manually installed. See comment:

    I have never liked Disk Usage Analyzer. In my 25GB / (root) partition it shows 240GB. Which is somewhat correct as I also link in two other 100GB partitions, but I usually want to know details of each partition not the sum.
    This shows by partition.
    df -H

    If you just have a installer with persistence it may be different.

    Pros & cons of persistent install over direct install to flashdrives - C.S.Cameron
    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2133067
    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1655412

    With persistence you cannot update system as it will still install as originally downloaded. But you can save added drivers or your files.


    Linux Standard Base details
    http://refspecs.linux-foundation.org...ric/book1.html

    Explanation of file structure
    http://www.pathname.com/fhs/pub/fhs-2.3.html
    http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/linuxdir.html
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesys...archy_Standard
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Standard_Base
    UEFI boot install & repair info - Regularly Updated :
    https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2147295
    Please use Thread Tools above first post to change to [Solved] when/if answered completely.

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