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    Help resizing the root partitiion

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        baruchiro @matteo
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        @matteo Hi, I just installed this tool, but I cant press on anything

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          tera @padraic
          last edited by tera

          @padraic @baruchiro @matteo Got the same issue on FP2 and solved it by adding this line to /etc/fstab:

          /userdata/system-data//var/cache/apt/archives /var/cache/apt/archives none bind 0 0
          

          Issue then a sudo mount -a and retry installing...

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            baruchiro @tera
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            @tera Can you briefly explain what you have done here?

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              baruchiro @tera
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              @tera I also did not understand if there was a mistake in the characters //?

              /userdata/system-data//var/cache

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                tera @baruchiro
                last edited by tera

                @baruchiro Adding this line will allow you to mount that /var/cache/.. folder inside the larger /userdata partition so there is space available to perform the package installation (double slashes are expected, check similar existing lines in /etc/fstab and note it's a bind mount)
                Not sure if such change should be made persistant or only considered as a workaround...

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                  baruchiro @tera
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                  @tera It did not work, with the following error:

                  mount: special device /userdata/system-data//var/cache/apt/archives does not exist

                  But yesterday I somehow managed to make it work, but then I reinstalled and now I can not.

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                    tera @baruchiro
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                    @baruchiro You may have to create the folders in /userdata/system-data/var/cache/... i do not recall if i did or not on my side

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                      baruchiro
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                      Works, Thanks!

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                        jezek
                        last edited by jezek

                        You can bind /var/cache/apt/archives temporary, using mount -o bind command.

                        # create dir in userdata space 
                        $ sudo mkdir -p /userdata/system-data/var/cache/apt/archives
                        # mount - bind
                        $ sudo mount -o bind /userdata/system-data/var/cache/apt/archives /var/cache/apt/archives/
                        
                        

                        Now your /var/cache/apt/archives has more space until reboot.

                        jEzEk

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                          myii
                          last edited by myii

                          This has worked for numerous users: https://forums.ubports.com/post/13645.

                          I've found running these commands works more reliably from fastboot mode.

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