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DPKG Error: You don’t have enough free space in /var/cache/apt/archives/ in Ubuntu 16.04

If you’ve encountered a DPKG error stating that you don’t have enough free space in /var/cache/apt/archives/ on Ubuntu 16.04, don’t worry – we’ll help you fix it. This issue can occur due to a lack of space on your disk or due to problems with the Apt installer.

Step 1: Check Available Disk Space

First of all, you need to make sure that you really don’t have enough space on your disk. To do this, you can use the command df -h, which will allow you to see the size of the available space on the disk partitions.

• Open the terminal.
• Enter the command df -h and press Enter.
• Analyze the output of the command and find the partition where /var/cache/apt/archives/ is located. Make sure that this partition is actually running out of space.

Step 2: Clean the Package Cache

One way to free up disk space is to clean the Apt package cache. You can do this using the command sudo apt-get clean, which will remove all downloaded .deb files from the /var/cache/apt/archives/ directory.

• Open the terminal.
• Enter the command sudo apt-get clean and press Enter.
• Wait for the cleaning process to complete.

Step 3: Remove Unnecessary Packages

If the problem persists after clearing the package cache, you may need to remove unnecessary packages from your system. To do this, you can use the command sudo apt-get autoremove, which will remove packages that are no longer needed on your system.

• Open the terminal.
• Enter the command sudo apt-get autoremove and press Enter.
• Confirm the removal of unnecessary packages if there are any on the system.

After completing these steps, you should no longer encounter the DPKG error regarding insufficient space in /var/cache/apt/archives/ on Ubuntu 16.04. Remember to periodically clean the package cache and remove unnecessary packages to avoid similar problems in the future.

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