* Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> [030401 20:30]: > on Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 07:52:02PM -0500, Robert A. Jacobs ([EMAIL > PROTECTED]) wrote: > > * Iwan Mouwen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [030401 19:28]: > > > Hi, > > > > > > is there a way to delete packages from the cache (or from some other > > > directory) for which a newer package exists in that directory. > > > My /var/cache/apt/archives has several versions of lots of packages and > > > I want to remove them. apt-get autoclean doesn't seem to do what I want. > > > > > > > What you want is "apt-get clean" > > > > "autoclean" only removes packages that can no longer be downloaded. > > ...which is to say, packages which have been replaced by updated > versions. > > What he wants _is_ autoclean, why it's not working, or his understanding > of its workings, is a mystery.
Whoops. Shoulda read his post closer...I thought he wanted to clean out all the packages in that directory. A second read through cleared up my misconception. robert a. jacobs
