Trouble installing mavericks: MacMini into a loop

Hi to everybody. When installing IOS Mavericks, the message "not enough disk space, cannot constinue installation" (it's a real novice mistake for my part, I know...). And now, every time I turn on my MacMini, a loop starts with the install application, and I cannot neither exit the installation app nor enter my hard disk to free some space and let installation begins. I have tried to turn on the computer in safe mode, with an usb, have tried to install Mavericks from a usb, have tried to delete a couple of files to free some space using Terminal, or erase and format the hard disk assuming that I'll loose every file I have... and nothing works. Moreover, "su" and "sudo" terminal commands aparently have dissapeared...
What can I do to solve it?
Thanks in advance.

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Model Name:          iMac
Model Identifier:          iMac12,2
Processor Name:          Intel Core i7
Processor Speed:          3.4 GHz
Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          4
L2 Cache (per Core):          256 KB
L3 Cache:          8 MB
Memory:          16 GB
Boot ROM Version:          IM121.0047.B1F
SMC Version (system):          1.72f2
Serial Number (system):          C02FX1DCDHJW
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