Package: apt Version: 1.0.9.8.1 Followup-For: Bug #160743 What the reporter wants is essentially a key similar to APT::Periodic::AutocleanInterval that would perform 'clean' instead of merely 'autoclean' at N day intervals.
I fully concur and hereby add my voice to this wishlist item. -- System Information: Debian Release: 8.2 APT prefers stable APT policy: (1001, 'stable'), (1001, 'oldstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-686-pae (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=fi_FI.utf8, LC_CTYPE=fi_FI.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) Versions of packages apt depends on: ii debian-archive-keyring 2014.3 ii gnupg 1.4.18-7 ii libapt-pkg4.12 1.0.9.8.1 ii libc6 2.19-18+deb8u1 ii libgcc1 1:4.9.2-10 ii libstdc++6 4.9.2-10 apt recommends no packages. Versions of packages apt suggests: pn apt-doc <none> ii aptitude 0.6.11-1+b1 ii dpkg-dev 1.17.26 ii python-apt 0.9.3.12 -- no debconf information