# Install Error: No space left on device - write (Errno::ENOSP **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [October 20, 2009, 12:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-error-no-space-left-on-device-write-errno-enosp/177543 "2009-10-20T00:55:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![thinkwritemute](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/58956e/32.png) [@thinkwritemute](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/thinkwritemute)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 12:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-error-no-space-left-on-device-write-errno-enosp/177543/1 "2009-10-20T00:55:49Z")
Trying to install Ruby on my Ubuntu parition. I untared, ./configure’d, make’d, and now on “sudo make install”: [http://pastie.org/661313](http://pastie.org/661313) Also, FYI but the FAQ link in “Please Read Before Posting” is a: File Not Found The file you were looking for could not be found. Attempted URL: /faq/rubyfaq.html It is possible that you typed the URL incorrectly or that you clicked on a bad link. \<\< Back to Home Page ---
**Author:** ![thinkwritemute](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/58956e/32.png) [@thinkwritemute](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/thinkwritemute)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 1:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-error-no-space-left-on-device-write-errno-enosp/177543/2 "2009-10-20T01:03:45Z")
On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 3:55 PM, Kurtis Rainbolt-greene [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Trying to install Ruby on my Ubuntu parition. I untared, ./configure’d, > make’d, and now on “sudo make install”: > > [http://pastie.org/661313](http://pastie.org/661313) It’s telling you there’s no disk space to do the install. Time to clean up old junk files laying around… ---
**Author:** ![thinkwritemute](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/58956e/32.png) [@thinkwritemute](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/thinkwritemute)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 1:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-error-no-space-left-on-device-write-errno-enosp/177543/3 "2009-10-20T01:05:55Z")
Hassan S. wrote: > On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 3:55 PM, Kurtis Rainbolt-greene > [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > Trying to install Ruby on my Ubuntu parition. I untared, ./configure’d, > > make’d, and now on “sudo make install”: > > > > [http://pastie.org/661313](http://pastie.org/661313) > > It’s telling you there’s no disk space to do the install. Time to clean > up old junk files laying around… Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/sda5 48078504 28590748 17045476 63% /home Nope. ---
**Author:** ![thinkwritemute](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/58956e/32.png) [@thinkwritemute](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/thinkwritemute)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-error-no-space-left-on-device-write-errno-enosp/177543/4 "2009-10-20T01:45:22Z")
On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 5:12 PM, Hassan S. \< removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid\> wrote: > That’s what the error message is saying. Are you really trying to > install Ruby under /home?? That’s somewhat atypical… The following: User@User-laptop:~/Downloads/ruby-1.9.1-p243$ sudo make install ./miniruby -I./lib -I.ext/common -I./- -r./ext/purelib.rb ./instruby.rb --make=“make” --dest-dir="" --extout=".ext" --mflags="" –make-flags="" --data-mode=0644 --prog-mode=0755 --installed-list .installed.list --mantype=“doc” …leads me to suspect it’s going under /usr somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![thinkwritemute](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/58956e/32.png) [@thinkwritemute](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/thinkwritemute)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-error-no-space-left-on-device-write-errno-enosp/177543/5 "2009-10-20T01:13:09Z")
On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 4:06 PM, Kurtis Rainbolt-greene [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > It’s telling you there’s no disk space to do the install. Time to clean > > up old junk files laying around… > > Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > /dev/sda5 48078504 28590748 17045476 63% /home > > Nope. That’s what the error message is saying. Are you really trying to install Ruby under /home?? That’s somewhat atypical… ---
**Author:** ![thinkwritemute](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/58956e/32.png) [@thinkwritemute](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/thinkwritemute)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 1:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-error-no-space-left-on-device-write-errno-enosp/177543/6 "2009-10-20T01:49:40Z")
Kurtis Rainbolt-greene wrote: > Hassan S. wrote: > > > On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 3:55 PM, Kurtis Rainbolt-greene > > [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > > > Trying to install Ruby on my Ubuntu parition. I untared, ./configure’d, > > > make’d, and now on “sudo make install”: > > > > > > [http://pastie.org/661313](http://pastie.org/661313) > > > > It’s telling you there’s no disk space to do the install. Time to clean > > up old junk files laying around… > > Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > /dev/sda5 48078504 28590748 17045476 63% /home > > Nope. All fixed, nevermind. Somehow this computer had 7mb partition for /usr/local. Don’t ask. Much appreciated! ---
**Author:** ![thinkwritemute](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/58956e/32.png) [@thinkwritemute](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/thinkwritemute)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-error-no-space-left-on-device-write-errno-enosp/177543/7 "2009-10-20T17:40:04Z")
Kurtis Rainbolt-greene wrote: > > Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > > /dev/sda5 48078504 28590748 17045476 63% /home > > > > Nope. > > All fixed, nevermind. Somehow this computer had 7mb partition for > /usr/local. Don’t ask. > > Much appreciated! Next time… use command ‘df’, with options, it’s a much better description of what’s going on… hth ilan