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Tested with Salix 13.1beta1.

How to reproduce:
1. Create a virtual disc in VirtualBox 3.1.8 with size 4GB.
2. Install Salix with options Auto-Install and Full to the disk. The installer will create a 3GB ext4 partition for / and some swap space.
3. Try to install VirtualBox guest additions, for example -> Fails due to no space left in /tmp.

Reproducable: Always

Comment:
df -h will show that there is 0% space left on / partition with size 3GB.

Actual behaviour:
Installer does its job and writes the partition full of stuff until nothing more possible. No error message visible.

Expected behaviour:
Installer should detect that 3GB partition will not be enough space for a Full installation of Salix OS, containing all stuff. Maybe improve the auto-partitioning in several partitions, not only one "/" for all.
Please implement a verification for enough space available on the partitions to use.

FULL: 2.4GB

I do not think that this is the trick. As said, 4GB are not enough and a 3GB partition is full faster than you can look. Maybe the requirements should be extended with recommendation to have at least double the size?

There's no trick. It only needs some common sense to have at least as much empty space as you will need for other stuff after installation.

Any disk holding your main system needs about 15 % empty space for temporary files to expand properly or your system is liable to freeze. That usually holds true for most operating systems.

I think that automatic installation for new users that do not know much about a distribution - they maybe only want to test it as first try - should ensure that there is enough space. It is curious to expect that new users have read the wiki, probably place then an hint into the installer.

gapan wrote:http://www.salixos.org/wiki/index.php/H ... Salix_need

I guess, those values are only for the 32 bits installer? How about 64 bits and live cd? I have only tested with 32 bits installer ...

Anyway, I think it would be good to leave an option to skip the disk space test.