[Virtual-pkg-base-maintainers] Bug#803604: base: 2x weeks after new install:E: apt-get upgrade:You don't have enough free space in /var/cache/apt/archives/.

[Bruce Gilbert]

Package: base
Severity: important
Tags: d-i

Dear Maintainer,
               Within the first week of installing Debian "jessie" 8.2
20150908, I continually got warnings about low disk space in
/var/cache/apt/archives/. Now 2x weeks after install I did an "apt-get
update/upgrade & I got: "You don't have enough free space in
/var/cache/apt/archives/." Also the /tmp partition is too small as I often need
lots of /tmp space when using the GIMP graphics program? I believe that the
default partition spaces need to be revised in keeping with modern requirements
& disk sizes?
When I installed the system, I chose "LVM" as I understand that this will
enable me to enlarge/change partition sizes without a complete reinstall? I
have not yet found easily understandable information on doing this yet? Please
advise a suitable website to follow the (simple!) instructions.Thank you.



-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.2
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_NZ.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)