Here is the different types you can check your disk space in your ubuntu system
Using Disk Usage Analyser
The utility will give you both a text version of the space and a graphical representation of the data that is on your hard drive.
If you want to open this go to Applications--->Accessories--->Disk Usage Analyser
Once it opens you should see the following screen
Using df command
The df command displays information about total space and available space on a file system.
Here is the example using df command
If you want to know more available options check df man page
Using Discus
Discus is a GPL text-mode disk space usage program.Discus aims to make df prettier. Features include color, bar graphs, and smart formatting of numbers (automatically choosing the most suitable size from kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, or terabytes). Or choose your own size, along with specifying the number of decimal places.
Install Discuss in Ubuntu
sudo apt-get install discus
and press enter this will complete installation after this if you want to use discus check the following example
Discus Example
A screenshot with the default settings
If you want more available options check man page
I am totally new to GNU/Linux. I installed Ubuntu 9.04 on a Pentium 4, 256MB/RAM currently running Windows-XP. But I found that when I installed Ubuntu, for some reason it did not ask me for System-Disk-Space. Now that I want to install some Ubuntu-Updates, it asks me to free disk space from “/”, but I do not know how to do this. Can you pleas help? Thanks in advance.
Quote previous user comment: “I am totally new to GNU/Linux. I installed Ubuntu 9.04 on a Pentium 4, 256MB/RAM currently running Windows-XP. But I found that when I installed Ubuntu, for some reason it did not ask me for System-Disk-Space. Now that I want to install some Ubuntu-Updates, it asks me to free disk space from “/”, but I do not know how to do this. Can you pleas help? Thanks in advance.”
9.04 has been a real problem starting with me upgrading from 8.10 to 9.04 with and ATI video card. Lost all 8.10 files (system bombed).
Now, the same thing ( as above) happened to me on 2 machines, one xp desktop and one vista laptop. This disk space problem is an other unforgivable oversite. I am hoping that I can uninstall 9.04 on both machines and either go back to 8.10, or just give up on ubuntu.
Hardware :
motherboard ASUS p5Q-E with 5 Hard disk
HDD0 - 80GB - installed XP SP3
HDD1 - 160GB - installed Vista SP2
HDD2 - 160GB windows 7 RC
HDD3 - want to install UBUNTU 9.04
HDD4 - want to install Mac OS.
i am totally new for linux and MAC, i have no idea about ubuntu and mac os.
once i tried to install ubuntu 9.04 was successed after login
when i try to update “it asks me to free disk space from “/” ” after that i format hdd for the partition to make some space, after that i tried to reboot but never comes up even XP, vista, windows7 nothing worked.
now i installed Xp, Vista and windows7 from scratch.
for install ubuntu and mac os, please help me.
Thank you very much in advance.
Guys, it looks like you are installing your Ubuntu on very small partitions. You should probably be careful when you do your installation configuring the disk space that will be available for Ubuntu. I think Ubuntu definitely deserves a little effort on your side -- it will deliver rewards that you can’t imagine yet.
Take a look at this document:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowtoPartition
fdisk -l | grep Disk
I’m loving the switch to Ubuntu and the community is GREAT … unfortunately I have a hard time remembering these handy commands. LOL
thanks for sharing sir.
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i think there is more interesting to using a linux.
say goodbye to the old friend.
I have done a Windoze dumb trick that seems to have gotten me in a lot of trouble.
OK, so much for the excuses.
I highlighted a directory in Nautilus and then pressed the delete key.
It APPEARS to have deleted the container(directory) ONLY.
I say this because it was a large(‘ish) directory and the amount of
space freed should have been significant, but there is no change
in the free space of that disk.
Is there a way to delete all (of what were) the underlying directories
and files ?
I have run fsdk from a live CD, it didn’t seem to throw out any “un-owned”
blocks, files or directories.
There is nothing in Trash - maybe a way to get all the abandoned stuff to
trash would be a good first step.
Thanks in advance to anyone able to help (-:
PS to last message;
Typo alert; That should be “fsck”, NOT “fsdk”.
Reg : Is this on a portable device such as a usb stick? Try to go in the menu to “View > Show Hidden Files” (or type ctrl-h).
Can you spot any .Trash folders? (Try to look in the root / top level of your device)
If this fails try creating a file with a special name, deleting it, and then searching for it.
Also, if you want to permanently remove something, simply shift-delete just like in windoze.
Cheers!
How to find the video driver is install.and i need the more command for Ubuntu
Thank You
Thinesh
thanks alot. its so useful.