Comments on: Keeping apt archives empty…or not. http://taz.net.au/blog/2008/04/26/keeping-varcacheaptarchives-empty/ Tech Notes And Miscellaneous Thoughts Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:48:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jack http://taz.net.au/blog/2008/04/26/keeping-varcacheaptarchives-empty/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Jack Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:55:25 +0000 http://taz.net.au/blog/?p=5#comment-15 It may not be guaranteed to run. We can't know if installation is done n minutes after the first package installed It may not be guaranteed to run. We can’t know if installation is done n minutes after the first package installed

]]> By: cas http://taz.net.au/blog/2008/04/26/keeping-varcacheaptarchives-empty/comment-page-1/#comment-13 cas Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:38:06 +0000 http://taz.net.au/blog/?p=5#comment-13 yeah, of course. it can't run 'apt-get clean' because apt is still running and has a lock on the archives. you could also try something like: DPkg::Post-Invoke { “echo apt-get clean | at now + 5 minutes”; }; no idea if it works. just the first thing that came into my head. yeah, of course. it can’t run ‘apt-get clean’ because apt is still running and has a lock on the archives.

you could also try something like:

DPkg::Post-Invoke { “echo apt-get clean | at now + 5 minutes”; };

no idea if it works. just the first thing that came into my head.

]]> By: Jack http://taz.net.au/blog/2008/04/26/keeping-varcacheaptarchives-empty/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Jack Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:21:07 +0000 http://taz.net.au/blog/?p=5#comment-12 Unfortunately DPkg::Post-Invoke { “apt-get clean”; }; gives this error: E: Could not get lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock - open (11 Resource temporari ly unavailable) E: Unable to lock the download directory E: Problem executing scripts DPkg::Post-Invoke 'apt-get clean' E: Sub-process returned an error code But DPkg::Post-Invoke { "/bin/rm var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb"; }; does the job well. Thanks Unfortunately DPkg::Post-Invoke { “apt-get clean”; }; gives this error:
E: Could not get lock /var/cache/apt/archives/lock – open (11 Resource temporari ly unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the download directory
E: Problem executing scripts DPkg::Post-Invoke ‘apt-get clean’
E: Sub-process returned an error code

But DPkg::Post-Invoke { “/bin/rm var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb”; };
does the job well.

Thanks

]]> By: cas http://taz.net.au/blog/2008/04/26/keeping-varcacheaptarchives-empty/comment-page-1/#comment-5 cas Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:50:34 +0000 http://taz.net.au/blog/?p=5#comment-5 So use the DPkg::Post-Invoke method that Andrew P blogged about. It's a good solution for some circumstances, including yours. The price is that because it always cleans the /v/c/a/archives, it will occasionally delete something before you want it deleted so you'll have to download it again. no big deal if it's cached in a local apt-cacher proxy. So use the DPkg::Post-Invoke method that Andrew P blogged about. It’s a good solution for some circumstances, including yours.

The price is that because it always cleans the /v/c/a/archives, it will occasionally delete something before you want it deleted so you’ll have to download it again. no big deal if it’s cached in a local apt-cacher proxy.

]]> By: Jack http://taz.net.au/blog/2008/04/26/keeping-varcacheaptarchives-empty/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Jack Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:08:27 +0000 http://taz.net.au/blog/?p=5#comment-4 Unfortunately this is manual way. I want to clean archive after installation is done, automatically. Because sometimes builds in chroots fail because of lack of space, and apt archive contains hundreds of megabytes packages Unfortunately this is manual way. I want to clean archive after installation is done, automatically. Because sometimes builds in chroots fail because of lack of space, and apt archive contains hundreds of megabytes packages

]]> By: cas http://taz.net.au/blog/2008/04/26/keeping-varcacheaptarchives-empty/comment-page-1/#comment-3 cas Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:11:48 +0000 http://taz.net.au/blog/?p=5#comment-3 just run "apt-get clean" after running "apt-get upgrade" just run “apt-get clean” after running “apt-get upgrade”

]]> By: Jack http://taz.net.au/blog/2008/04/26/keeping-varcacheaptarchives-empty/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Jack Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:05:40 +0000 http://taz.net.au/blog/?p=5#comment-2 I'm wondering same thing. But my problem is slightly different. I use apt-cacher for my local machine and my chroots, and I want to keep those /var/cache/apt/archives clean. But since there is no apt mirror, I can't use file:// adresses in sources.list. Thanks I’m wondering same thing. But my problem is slightly different. I use apt-cacher for my local machine and my chroots, and I want to keep those /var/cache/apt/archives clean. But since there is no apt mirror, I can’t use file:// adresses in sources.list.
Thanks

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