Can I remove files at /var/cache/apt/archives ?

sarajevo · 05-08-2007, 08:17 AM

Hi all,

this is probably dummy question. After apt-get update and apt-get upgrade there are some .deb files remain in /var/cache/apt/archives

My var partition is really small, and will I "destroy" my system if I remove all of them.

Regards
Thank you

farslayer · 05-08-2007, 08:41 AM

There are tools in Debian to clean that folder out.

aptitude clean
or
aptitude autoclean

Quote:

3.6 Removing unused package files: apt-get clean and autoclean

When you install a package APT retrieves the needed files from the hosts listed in /etc/apt/sources.list, stores them in a local repository (/var/cache/apt/archives/), and then proceeds with installation, see Installing packages, Section 3.2.

In time the local repository can grow and occupy a lot of disk space. Fortunately, APT provides tools for managing its local repository: apt-get's clean and autoclean methods.

apt-get clean removes everything except lock files from /var/cache/apt/archives/ and /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/. Thus, if you need to reinstall a package APT should retrieve it again.

apt-get autoclean removes only package files that can no longer be downloaded.

http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/ap...pt-get.en.html See section 3.6

sarajevo · 05-08-2007, 09:52 AM

Thank you ...