On Sat, 02 Apr 2011 20:27:19 -0400 (EDT), jida...@jidanni.org wrote: > > Why do I always have to clean up older versions by hand? > > E.g., linux-doc-2.6 pulls in the latest version automatically, > but if I don't want an ever growing number of older versions accruing, I > have to remove them by hand. > > # apt-show-versions -r -p ^linux-doc > linux-doc-2.6/unstable uptodate 1:2.6.38+33 > linux-doc-2.6.37 2.6.37-2 installed: No available version in archive > linux-doc-2.6.38/unstable uptodate 2.6.38-2 > > Sure 'do aptitude purge ~o often.' But that is still by hand. > > Why does apt make it easy to add the new version but lacks facilities to > clean up the old versions? Safety yes. But still not environmentally friendly.
Perhaps the "--purge-unused" option of aptitude is what you are looking for. For example, aptitude update aptitude --purge-unused full-upgrade If you don't want to have to remember to specify "--purge-unused" every time, you can set the "Aptitude::Purge-Unused" option in /etc/apt/apt.conf. If you use apt-get instead of aptitude, the corresponding option is simply "--purge". For example, apt-get --purge dist-upgrade The corresponding configuration option would be "APT::Get::Purge". -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/37884923.1903235.1301799801509.javamail.r...@md01.wow.synacor.com
