on Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 07:52:02PM -0500, Robert A. Jacobs (r.a.jacobs@home.com) wrote: > * Iwan Mouwen <iwan@vvier.tudelft.nl> [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 ...which is to say, packages which have been replaced by updated versions.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. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org
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