On Thu, 17 Mar 2016 10:22:36 -0400 (EDT) "D. Hugh Redelmeier" <hugh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On my Fedora 23 > systems, /var/cache/PackageKit/metadata/updates/packages is full > of .rpm files. For example, 2.7G on my desktop. > > /var/cache/PackageKit/metadata/fedora/packages has some too. > > "sudo dnf clean packages" doesn't seem to change this. What does it > change? The dnf package storage is cleared. PackageKit is independent of dnf. > > What is the purpose of this directory of RPMs? Saved in case of problems. > Why is it considered metadata? > > The more obvious place would be /var/cache/PackageKit/downloads/ > Why isn't this used? You'd have to ask the PackageKit devs. > > Is there a way of transplanting the RPMs to another system so that > downloading could be avoided? I have half a dozen fedora systems and > it seems a waste to download each update for each system. rsync them into /var/cache/dnf/[hashed directory entry]/packages/ on the other systems. Then run dnf upgrade. It will reuse the local packages. You might have to set dnf to keep rpms in /etc/dnf/dnf.conf, and manually run dnf clean packages after the update. > What is the proper way of deleting these RPMs to free up the space? I > ask because on some machines (but not all) the space is burdensome. There is a setting in the file /etc/PackageKit/PackageKit.conf # Keep the packages after they have been downloaded #KeepCache=false Remove, as root, the hash mark on this configuration option, and packages won't be kept. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
