[HOWTO] Freeing up rootfs space - Page 4 - maemo.org

rewt | # 31 | 2010-01-13, 21:06 | Report

Originally Posted by dvergin View Post

If my device doesn't even have a pymaemo directory under /opt that means my version of python is not optified

Correct. If your python is optified, /opt/pymaemo would exist. I would advise NOT following part 2 of the first post, but rather doing:

sudo gainroot
apt-get install pymaemo-optify
apt-get clean

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rewt | # 32 | 2010-01-13, 21:43 | Report

My script in post #10 of this thread has been updated to recognize the python optification and not report python packages as not optified, if pymaemo has been installed.

shiny | # 33 | 2010-01-14, 08:38 | Report

Originally Posted by rewt View Post

Correct. If your python is optified, /opt/pymaemo would exist. I would advise NOT following part 2 of the first post, but rather doing:

sudo gainroot
apt-get install pymaemo-optify
apt-get clean

Doing this freed up an extra 8% in my rootfs. Cheers!

Snaps | # 34 | 2010-01-14, 09:47 | Report

Hey guys, when I run either:

sudo gainroot
apt-get install pymaemo-optify

or

sudo gainroot
apt-get remove python

I get the following error:

Originally Posted by

E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11 Resource temporarily unavailable

E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?

So I cant clean python at all. I only had FM Radio app install, which I uninstalled now.

mece | # 35 | 2010-01-14, 09:51 | Report

Originally Posted by Snaps View Post

Hey guys, when I run either:

sudo gainroot
apt-get install pymaemo-optify

or

sudo gainroot
apt-get remove python

I get the following error:

So I cant clean python at all. I only had FM Radio app install, which I uninstalled now.

closing app manager should do it.

Snaps | # 36 | 2010-01-14, 09:53 | Report

Cheers man, its working now

Hirudin | # 37 | 2010-01-14, 10:09 | Report

Thanks a bunch mece!! Looks like I'm about five minutes late to the simple python reinstall party though. No biggy.

I went from ~22 mb to ~59 mb SWEET!

jessi3k3 | # 38 | 2010-01-14, 11:55 | Report

This got me thinking. Once QT gets optified will this same technique need to be used in order so that it wont break compatibility with current applications (Games from OVI Store, etc.)?

mece | # 39 | 2010-01-14, 11:58 | Report

Originally Posted by jessi3k3 View Post

This got me thinking. Once QT gets optified will this same technique need to be used in order so that it wont break compatibility with current applications (Games from OVI Store, etc.)?

No, that shouldn't be a problem. The optifying is done in a way that is invisible to the applications. No python programs stopped working when python was optified afaik.

Jack6428 | # 40 | 2010-01-14, 12:08 | Report

ok, i need help...

i followed the instructions here:
http://wiki.maemo.org/Free_up_rootfs_space

Installed rootsh, opened X-terminal and typed:
sudo gainroot
apt-get install pymaemo-optify
apt-get clean

Then i wanted to check free rootfs by typing df -h and i get this:

What does it mean? Do i have enough free space? Before i had rootfs full from 75%...
And how can i get it back to normal before optifying python with rootsh (having the usual look when typing df -h)?

Last edited by Jack6428; 2010-01-14 at 12:11.