Re: apt-get update: unnecessary use of disk space
On 2014-06-15 19:59 +0200, Chris Bannister wrote:
> Does this seem necessary?
>
> root@tal:~# apt-get clean
> root@tal:~# df -h
> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> /dev/sda5 36G 34G 266M 100% /
> root@tal:~# apt-get update
> [...]
> root@tal:~# df -h
> Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> /dev/sda5 36G 34G 226M 100% /
There are two files, /var/cache/apt/{src,}pkgcache.bin, which
"apt-get clean" removes and "apt-get update" brings back. This
explains the discrepancies.
Cheers,
Sven
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