Synaptic doesn't free disk space after actions
Bug #21821 reported by
Nathan Howell
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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synaptic (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
|
Michael Vogt |
Bug Description
1. Before doing an upgrade or install of packages, check the free disk space for
the partition containing /var/cache/apt. I just run 'watch df -h' in a terminal
during the process.
2. Do your upgrade/install. Watch free space shrink while synaptic works.
3. When the upgrade/install finishes, note that you never got any space back
afterward.
4. Close synaptic. Ah, there's that free space.
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Thanks for your bugreport.
I assume you set "Settings/ Preferences/ Files/Temporary Files to "Delete
downloaded packages after install"?
Synaptic will clean the cache on close and "reload" (update). Is your bug report
about cleaing it right after a upgrade/install?
Cheers,
Michael