Re: New to Ubuntu (two questions: Update and Program Install)
As slakkie hinted, open a terminal (applications > accessories) and type
* you will be prompted for your password which you cannot view when you type-in
df-h will show you allocations and used amounts. What you are looking for is root (/) which is where your ubuntu system files reside. Chances are, you have the 2.5GB install which can happen if/when you opt to install Side-by-side and forget to use the slider to allocate sizes for windows and Ubuntu.
If my hunch is true, you have 2 options:
1. You can resize root (/) .... enlarging it (hence taking space from somewhere)
2. Re-do the install (which means deleting the existing installations and starting anew)
Your choice. Again, I may be wrong with my hunch. If so, post back the output of above df-h and,
small L, not 1, nor I.
Either way, some things to start doing/reading whilst cleaning this up:
1. Back up your files. Whenever we work on the HD, the risk increases.
2. Some reading for reference
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/larry...e/resizing.htm
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GraphicalInstall
http://ubuntuforums.org/attachment.p...7&d=1248267874
last link is the side-by-side slider.
"The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it" .... A. Glasow
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