Thread: root filesystem leak

that how can best describe it: memory leak, root filesystem. perpetually out of free space. can find no culprit file or files anywhere. invisible sucking free root space dry. should have ~3.3gb free:

/ directory folder properties (everything /home):

code:

325,429 items, totalling 5.5 gb  (some contents unreadable)

compare with:

code:

$ df -h  filesystem            size  used avail use% mounted on  /dev/sda1             8.8g  8.3g   25m 100% /  udev                 1003m  300k 1002m   1% /dev  none                 1003m  860k 1002m   1% /dev/shm  none                 1003m  288k 1002m   1% /var/run  none                 1003m     0 1003m   0% /var/lock  none                 1003m     0 1003m   0% /lib/init/rw  none                  8.8g  8.3g   25m 100% /var/lib/ureadahead/debugfs  /dev/sda5              98g   43g   50g  47% /home

for record, 25mb free because did "apt-get autoremove"

getting standard errors: unable launch programs root permission, such as
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=821443
, regular warnings filesystem has run out of space.

error seemed appear when tried print www.noteflight.com, flash-based web app. printing used work fine (albeit limited functionality, thank adobe...).

however, when try print, behavior similar this:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...pt/+bug/288570

except happens @ 300dpi...and happens pdf printer or physical printer. other programs (word processor, text editor, etc) print fine pdf or physical printer. see attached cups error log.

thought maybe bug in flash, similar ubuntu laptop behaves expected...any clues?

attached files

• cups_error_log.txt.tar.gz (5.8 kb, 4 views)

you may try looking bulky files/folders, f.e.

code:

sudo du -ak --exclude=/home/* / 2> /dev/null | sort -n | tail -30

for comparison, on system tail -10 looks this

code:

250716	/usr/lib/openoffice/basis3.2  251772	/usr/lib/openoffice  709236	/usr/share  808124	/var/cache/apt/archives  835872	/var/cache/apt  845112	/var/cache  917756	/usr/lib  1022020	/var  1828128	/usr  3140512	/

(sizes in kib)

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