Re: apt cache obese?

[Richard Lyons <richard@the-place.net>]

On Friday 13 February 2004 00:20, Ray wrote:
> On Thursday 12 February 2004 16:37, Richard Lyons wrote:
> > Quick question re /var/cache/apt.  I couldn't understand why my
> > little thinkpad's hdd got totally full.  Now I'm searching around
> > with du and find / var/cache/apt is 1.4GB.  Is it always that
> > large, or has mine been eating junk food?
>
> apt-get clean
> it sounds like your machine might be saving every .deb it downloaded.

That must be it.  aptitude clean gave me 1.3GB+.  I can re-install some 
applications that i had to clear out...


-- 
richard