Re: apt
On Sun, 7 Feb 1999 kaynjay@igalaxy.net wrote:
> In <[🔎] Pine.GHP.4.05.9902072012050.15956-100000@hebron.et.byu.edu>, on 02/07/99
>
> at 08:12 PM, Robert Kerr <kerrr@et.byu.edu> said:
>
> >Is there a way to make apt not delete the .deb files after it installs
> >them?
>
> Hmm ... all of mine are still there after a dist-upgrade. Are you looking
> in the right place?? (It may be that different options behave otherwise ...
> don't know about that possibility.)
>
> Should find them in /var/cache/apt/archive as I recall. I believe there is
> a deliberate "clean" option for blowing things away. See man apt-get for
> more info.
>
When using apt as the method for dselect it automatically deletes the
.debs after downloading and installing them.
-bob
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