Ultrix-11

Bill Gunshannon bill.gunshannon at hotmail.com
Fri Aug 20 11:24:20 CDT 2021


On 8/20/21 11:50 AM, Peter Allan via cctalk wrote:
> I just installed Ultrix-11 3.1 using the ultrix31.tap file from
> https://pdp-11.org.ru/files.pl?lang=en
> which is the location from the comments in Stephen's Machine Room video on
> YouTube that I think started this thread.
> 
> It installed just fine, but just like the video, I ran out of space on /usr.
> 
> How can I make a larger /usr partition? Is it possible to do this at
> installation time? There did not seem to be an option for this. Can it be
> done by using an additional disk? That would seem likely, but not what a
> system manager back in the 70's or 80's would expect to need to do,
> especially as there is a relatively large amount of space left to create
> /user1.
> 
> I noted the options for installing software using soft links to other
> locations. Was that the preferred method when installing additional
> software?

That worked for me.

> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Peter Allan
> 

bill


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