On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 10:05 AM, Mike Wright <[email protected]> wrote: > On 05/09/2012 09:57 AM, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: >> >> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> On 05/09/2012 11:35 AM, Mike Wright wrote: >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I would like to be able to save the rpm files that yum downloads. >>> >>> Thanks to the following nugget from Google... >>> >>> "I believe what you are looking for is >> >> /var/cache/yum/<repo>/packages. This directory is expunged during >> package cleanup." >>> >>> >>> ...I now know where they are stored. >>> >>> Two part question: >>> >>> When is package cleanup performed? >>> >>> Is there a way to prevent the expunging? > > >> In /etc/yum.conf, change keepcache=0 to keepcache=1. > > > Thanks Mikkel, > > Solves question 2. I just now found that in "man yum.conf". > > Would you know if there is a way to apply that to specific repos rather than > all? Seems like a good candidate to move from yum.conf into the individual > .repo files.
Sure, just add keepcache=1 to the .repo file instead of yum.conf. -T.C. -- users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
