On Wed, Mar 01, 2023 at 07:53:34PM +0000, Joe wrote: > On Wed, 1 Mar 2023 13:33:32 -0500 > Greg Wooledge <g...@wooledge.org> wrote: > > By default, "apt" removes the .deb files > > from /var/cache/apt/archives/ after installing them, but "apt-get" > > does not. For other programs, who knows. > > I've just asked about this but forgot to mention that I use apt, I'll > only use apt-get if a version upgrade recommends it. As I said, I have a > fairly well-used archives directory. I do recall, when apt became a > thing, reading what you posted there about apt removing the debs. There > must be a configuration which prevents that.
Indeed. That's why I said "by default". unicorn:~$ apt-config dump | grep Keep Binary::apt::APT::Keep-Downloaded-Packages "0"; You probably created or modified some file under /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ which changes the default behavior.
