Home / insufficient space in download directory Insufficient space in download directory 29/03/2021 Question: Hi, I was making use of ‘yum‘ command to install ‘lshw‘ package on CentOS virtual machine. Unfortunately, the command also failed with an error message as “lshw-B.02.17-3.el6.x86_64: Inadequate area in download directory /var/cache/yum/x86_64/6/base/packages“. Below is the snapshot of the complete error:sandy ~># yum install lshwInstalling:lshw x86_64 B.02.17-3.el6 base 253 kError Downloading Packages:lshw-B.02.17-3.el6.x86_64: Insufficient space in download brochure /var/cache/yum/x86_64/6/base/packages* complimentary 0* essential 253 kAny idea would be appreciated? – SandySolution:Sandy, the error message provides a hint with stats as ‘totally free 0’, which suggests you are running out of disk space and it demands at least ‘253k’ to install the package.Check disk room utilizing ‘df -h‘ command.In case, if you watch an output similar to the one presented listed below, then you need to attempt to complimentary up some room under ‘/’ partition./dev/sda1 4.9G 4.8G 0 100% /Assume, you have sufficient area on another partition, then you can readjust ‘cachedir‘ brochure in yum.conf. See below e.g.,# vi /etc/yum.confsslverify=0cachedir=/anotherpartition/yum/cache/::::::::::::::::::::::::::::That’s it!Note: However before, you must try to clean up some room in ‘/’ partition