On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 8:07 AM Nico Kadel-Garcia <nka...@gmail.com> wrote: > An in-place system upgrade is not an "unexpected event". It is a risky > transaction. > > The big space pig is not /var/lib/rpm: it's /var/cache/dnf, which can > be quite flooded by updated packages tool suites such as openoffice > or tetex. Another of my favorites for such in-place upgrades is to > take a package list before hand and delete such bulky suites, to > re-install them after the upgrade is complete.
I wonder if it makes sense to advise users do a 'dnf clean packages' before starting a system upgrade? e.g. step 2. https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/quick-docs/dnf-system-upgrade/ -- Chris Murphy _______________________________________________ devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure
