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Bug#948892: Please document that apt does not keep files in /var/cache/apt/archives



Hello all,
Am Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 04:33:59PM +0000 schrieb Helge Kreutzmann:
> I read apt(8) and apt.conf(5), but could not find anything about this
> missing behaviour.
> 
> So it clearly needs good documentation. 
> 
> I clearly support the original submitter in all of his arguements,
> especially:
> >  Keep-Downloaded-Packages, which is an important option, is not
> >  documented anywhere.
> 
> For others reading this bug, this is most likely
> APT::Keep-Downloaded-Packages "true";
> 
> Which I'm now trying (or switching back to apt-get).

No, this does not change anything.

Thus apt-get it is.

Greetings

            Helge

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