On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 05:34:59PM +0000, Hendrik Boom wrote: > I can get some space back by doing apt-get autoclean. > > I can get more back by apt-get clean. > > This deletes lots and lots of files from my system. Judging from du's > output, /var/cache/apt/ takes a bit more than a third of my disk space. > > Now I've been keeping these files around, just in case. > > But do I actually need any of these files? Or are they only needed while > I'm actually busy installing stuff? After those packages have been > installed, are the corresponding files in the cache good for anything at > all? Perhaps for deleting the packages later?
When you apt-get or aptitude something, it does this: -download DEB file to /var/cache/apt/archive -runs dpkg on the DEB file in /var/cache/apt/archive if you need to reinstall a package, /var/cache/apt/archive is searched first, to avoid re-downloading the file. All the files needed for removing/purging/etc. the package are placed in /var/lib/dpkg/info. So the DEB is not used. hope that explains, k -- | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux == | my web site: | | : :' : The Universal |mysite.verizon.net/kevin.mark/| | `. `' Operating System | go to counter.li.org and | | `- http://www.debian.org/ | be counted! #238656 | | my keyserver: subkeys.pgp.net | my NPO: cfsg.org | |join the new debian-community.org to help Debian! | |_______ Unless I ask to be CCd, assume I am subscribed _______| -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
