I need to keep the packages that has been downloaded, if I run yum clean packages it will delete all packages in var/cache/yum... Greetings --- "Christofer C. Bell" <christofer.c.bell@xxxxxxxxx> escribió: > On 12/3/05, yordy <ymedians@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi list... > > I want to free up space in my computer clearing > yum > > cache for olders packages, I don't want to use yum > > clean headers or yum clean packages because I > don't > > want to download any package update again. In my > cache > > I have, the same package but with different > version, > > how I can clean for older versions? > > You really should use yum clean packages. It won't > make you download > anything again. From the man page for yum(8): > > CLEAN OPTIONS > The following are the ways which you can > invoke yum in clean mode. > > yum clean packages > Eliminate any cached packages from the > system. Note that pack- > ages are not automatically deleted > after they are downloaded. > > This means that it deletes the packages it's > downloaded and installed > on your machine. It's a cache of what's been > downloaded. It won't > download them again as they're already installed. > Only newer versions > will be downloaded. > > Using yum clean headers will, however, force you to > download all the > header files again so if you're looking to avoid > downloading things > again, then avoid yum clean headers. > > As for a direct answer to your question about > deleting only older > packages from /var/cache/yum/*, you'll need to take > care of that by > hand. > > -- > Chris > > "`The enemy we fight has no respect for human life > or human rights. > They don't deserve our sympathy,' he said. `But this > isn't about who > they are. This is about who we are. These are the > values that > distinguish us from our enemies.' - Sen. John > McCain, R-Arizona > ______________________________________________ Renovamos el Correo Yahoo! 1GB de capacidad, nuevos servicios y más seguridad http://correo.yahoo.es
