On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 05:59:20AM +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: > Hi, > > Does this seem necessary? > > root@tal:~# apt-get clean > root@tal:~# df -h > Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on > /dev/sda5 36G 34G 266M 100% / > [...] > root@tal:~# apt-get update > Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie InRelease > Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates InRelease > Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie/main i386 Packages/DiffIndex > Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/main i386 Packages > Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie/contrib i386 Packages/DiffIndex > Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/contrib i386 Packages > Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie/non-free i386 Packages/DiffIndex > Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/non-free i386 Packages > Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie/contrib Translation-en/DiffIndex > Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/contrib Translation-en > Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie/main Translation-en/DiffIndex > Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/main Translation-en > Hit http://security.debian.org jessie/updates/non-free Translation-en > Hit http://ftp.debian.org jessie/non-free Translation-en/DiffIndex > Reading package lists... Done > root@tal:~# df -h > Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on > /dev/sda5 36G 34G 226M 100% / > > BTW, an 'apt-get clean' followed by an 'apt-get upgrade' works fine.
Correction!, that is once the 'apt-get upgrade' has completed, and a dist-upgrade is required: root@tal:~# apt-get upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Calculating upgrade... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk2.8-0 Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. cclive dictionaries-common iceweasel libav-tools libavresample1 libcurl3-gnutls libgnutls-openssl27 libldb1 libqt5core5a libqt5dbus5 libqt5gui5 libqt5network5 libqt5widgets5 libquvi7 libsmbclient libssh2-1 libswscale2 mpv mupdf mupdf-tools pokerth ruby ruby-debian ruby-xmlparser samba-libs wget 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 26 not upgraded. root@tal:~# df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/sda5 36G 34G 226M 100% / [...] root@tal:~# apt-get clean root@tal:~# df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/sda5 36G 34G 266M 100% / And yet the 'apt-get dist-upgrade' still proceeds Ok despite the 'apt-get clean'. I suppose I shouldn't question the package management specifics, but it seems as though it is storing info which isn't really required -- perhaps it is a safety net? -- "If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --- Malcolm X -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140615185037.GE13269@tal
