Activity log for bug #674346

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2010-11-12 03:04:00 Corey B. bug added bug
2010-11-12 03:06:04 Corey B. description Binary package hint: synaptic Description: Ubuntu 10.10 Release: 10.10 synaptic: Installed: 0.63.1ubuntu14 Candidate: 0.63.1ubuntu14 Version table: *** 0.63.1ubuntu14 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Expected: With the "Delete downloaded packages after installation" option enabled in Settings -> Preferences -> Files tab -> Temporary Files, the packages in /var/cache/apt/archives are deleted after installation from Synaptic, Update Manager, and Software Center. Actually Happens: Packages remain in /var/cache/apt/archives after installation. Binary package hint: synaptic Description: Ubuntu 10.10 Release: 10.10 synaptic:   Installed: 0.63.1ubuntu14   Candidate: 0.63.1ubuntu14   Version table:  *** 0.63.1ubuntu14 0         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main amd64 Packages         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Expected: With the "Delete downloaded packages after installation" option enabled in Settings -> Preferences -> Files tab -> Temporary Files, the packages in /var/cache/apt/archives are deleted after installation from Synaptic, Update Manager, and Software Center. Actually Happens: Packages remain in /var/cache/apt/archives after installation. Clicking Apply on the Temporary Files dialog does clean the packages, but not after installation of packages like expected.
2011-03-01 21:47:22 Jacob Nevins bug added subscriber Jacob Nevins
2012-06-13 23:56:35 Corey B. synaptic (Ubuntu): status New Invalid
2012-06-14 08:23:57 Jacob Nevins synaptic (Ubuntu): status Invalid New
2012-11-15 06:39:14 Launchpad Janitor software-properties (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2012-11-15 06:39:14 Robert Roth affects synaptic (Ubuntu) software-properties (Ubuntu)
2012-11-15 06:39:51 Robert Roth summary Packages aren't deleted after installation No option to delete package files after installed/updated them
2012-11-15 06:43:52 Robert Roth description Binary package hint: synaptic Description: Ubuntu 10.10 Release: 10.10 synaptic:   Installed: 0.63.1ubuntu14   Candidate: 0.63.1ubuntu14   Version table:  *** 0.63.1ubuntu14 0         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main amd64 Packages         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Expected: With the "Delete downloaded packages after installation" option enabled in Settings -> Preferences -> Files tab -> Temporary Files, the packages in /var/cache/apt/archives are deleted after installation from Synaptic, Update Manager, and Software Center. Actually Happens: Packages remain in /var/cache/apt/archives after installation. Clicking Apply on the Temporary Files dialog does clean the packages, but not after installation of packages like expected. Since update-manager has updated it's default backend to aptdaemon (10.04 was using synaptic) the synaptic option to delete the packages after they have been installed/updated does not affect the packages downloaded/installed/updated by download manager, causing a regression, especially bad for computers with limited space. So the problem is that there is no user-configurable option to automatically delete .deb files from /var/cache after they have been installed from software-center or update-manager, eating up disk space.
2012-11-15 06:44:09 Robert Roth bug task added ayatana-design
2012-11-15 06:45:09 Robert Roth tags needs-design
2012-11-15 06:45:13 Robert Roth bug added subscriber Robert Roth
2012-11-15 06:45:53 Robert Roth software-properties (Ubuntu): assignee Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)
2012-11-20 09:45:04 Launchpad Janitor software-properties (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed