Re: .aptitude/config and Automatic Cache Deletion
--- Kenneth Jacker <khj@be.cs.appstate.edu> wrote:
> mm> Look in /etc/apt/apt.con :
> mm> APT::Clean-Installed "false";
> mm> or true
>
> >From apt.conf(5):
>
> Clean-Installed Defaults to on. When turned on the autoclean
> feature will remove any packages which can no longer be
> downloaded from the cache. If turned off then packages that
> are locally installed are also excluded from cleaning - but
> note that APT provides no direct means to reinstall them.
>
> >From aptitude(8):
>
> autoclean Removes any cached packages which can no longer be
> downloaded. This allows you to prevent a cache from growing
> out
> of control over time without completely emptying it.
>
>
> 'Autoclean' doesn't seem to be quite what I used in the past. My
> previous setup removed *all* files from the cache once installed ...
> I
> *want* to "completely empty it".
>
>
> Thanks for the prompt reply!
>
> -Kenneth
>
I don't know about aptitude doing that, but I use Synaptic. And there
is an option for what you are looking for. It's in Preferences -->>
Files -->> Temporary Files
ib
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
http://mail.yahoo.com
Reply to: