On Sat, 2003-03-01 at 13:54, Craig Dickson wrote: > Sebastiaan wrote: > > > Yes: rm /var/cache/apt/archives/* > > > > You usually update packages only, or install it once. You won't harm your > > system if you remove the old packages. If it is needed, the packages will > > be downloaded again. > > Not if it isn't in the repository anymore. It's nice to be able to work > around a broken package by downgrading to the old one. These days > especially, the predecessor to a broken sid package may not be in > testing or stable.
I think the APT::Clean-Installed of /etc/apt/apt.conf will do that for you. From "man apt-get" : "The configuration option APT::Clean-Installed will prevent installed packages from being erased if it is set off." So for me, without an apt.conf file, this would have deleted 834 files: # apt-get -s autoclean However, the same command with this in /etc/apt/apt.conf only deleted 789 files: # cat /etc/apt/apt.conf APT::Clean-Installed "off"; Ron -- +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA http://members.cox.net/ron.l.johnson | | | | The difference between Rock&Roll and Country Music? | | Old Rockers still on tour are pathetic, but old Country | | signers are still great. | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
