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Hi all,
So I am thinking of writing a script that clears my /tmp partition on shutdown, but am wondering if this will affect the functionality of sbopkg.
I noticed that sbopkg creates a directory called SBo in /tmp when run. Prior to running sbopkg, I deleted this directory and any package files that were residing in /tmp.
So, will I have any issues? If so, I have obviously missed something in the way sbopkg functions.
No, I have limited disk space and clear /tmp/SBo regularly. sbopkg syncing/searching for updates still works (because it found updates). Other sbopkg functions work too; you shouldn't have any problems with sbopkg.
No, I have limited disk space and clear /tmp/SBo regularly. sbopkg syncing/searching for updates still works (because it found updates). Other sbopkg functions work too; you shouldn't have any problems with sbopkg.
Ok thanks, now I need to devise a safe way of clearing /tmp.
IIRC at some (recent-ish) point Slackware added support for a /etc/rc.d/rc.local-shutdown file in which you placed commands you wanted executed on shutdown. Make sure of the name, create one, chmod +x it, and you're probably good to go.
I'm not sure, though, what files in /tmp might be being used during the shutdown process.
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