On Fri, Jun 03, 2005 at 10:18:42PM +0200, Maurits van Rees wrote: > On Fri, Jun 03, 2005 at 03:44:46PM -0400, Thomas H. George wrote: > > I note that there are multiple entries for most of the packages in the > > archive with dates going back two or three years. Perhaps it would have > > been better to weed out the older entries. If so, is there a simple way > > to do this? > > From the apt-get manual page: > > ------------ > clean > > clean clears out the local repository of retrieved package files. It > removes everything but the lock file from /var/cache/apt/archives/ and > /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/. When APT is used as a dselect(8) > method, clean is run automatically. Those who do not use dselect will > likely want to run apt-get clean from time to time to free up disk > space. > > autoclean > > Like clean, autoclean clears out the local repository of retrieved > package files. The differ- ence is that it only removes package files > that can no longer be downloaded, and are largely useless. This > allows a cache to be maintained over a long period without it growing > out of control. The configuration option APT::Clean-Installed will > prevent installed packages from being erased if it is set to off. > ------------ > > So call 'apt-get autoclean' to remove most of your packages or > 'apt-get clean' to remove them all. It doesn't hurt. You just need to > fetch those files again when you have to reinstall for some reason. > > Note though that having an older version of a package lying around in > the apt cache can be useful when you discover a bug in the new version > and want to revert to the old. > > To have more control, cobble together some shell commands. For example > see this posting by me: > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2004/10/msg01671.html > > At the end that post boils down to the following shell line that > prints all packages that have a more than two versions in that > directory. > > ls /var/cache/apt/archives | sort -g | uniq -c -t "_" -d -W 1 | grep -v -E > "^[[:blank:]]*2 " | sed "s/ *[[:digit:]*] \(.*\)$/\1/g" > > > I have another script in /usr/local/bin/cleanpackages that moves old > packages to another directory. That should then be a directory on a > partition where you have more space. Instead of moving them you can > delete them if you want. > > ------------ > #! /bin/sh > > # Move old files to another dir. Mostly meant for the apt cache. > > if test $# -eq 1; then > DAYS=$1 > else > DAYS=90 > fi > > SRC_DIR="/var/cache/apt/archives" > DEST_DIR="/backup/debian/packages/old" > TMP_SCRIPT="tmp.sh" > > find "$SRC_DIR" -daystart -mtime +$DAYS -printf "mv \"%p\" \"$DEST_DIR\";\n" > > "$TMP_SCRIPT" > # For deleting the following should work (untested) > #find "$SRC_DIR" -daystart -mtime +$DAYS -printf "rm \"%p\";\n" > > "$TMP_SCRIPT" > > source "$TMP_SCRIPT" > rm "$TMP_SCRIPT" > ------------
Very neat. Thanks - Tom George > > -- > Maurits van Rees | http://maurits.vanrees.org/ [Dutch/Nederlands] > Public GnuPG key: keyserver.net ID 0x1735C5C2 > "Let your advance worrying become advance thinking and planning." > - Winston Churchill -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
