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On 16:22 Thu 21 Jul , James wrote: |
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> Hello, |
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> /usr is the only partion I seem to have trouble filling up. After |
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> poking around I've decided to 'prune' /usr/portage/distfiles. |
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> Before automating this action, via crontab, I'm soliciting |
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> any other, slicker/cooler/better method to auto prune |
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> /usr/portage/distfiles. |
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I use tmpwatch to do this - it deletes files that haven't been accessed |
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for a certain amount of time (but only in directories specified by you). |
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It's in portage, and comes with a default config file that's pretty good |
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if you just uncomment a few lines, and includes an entry for distfiles, |
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so you don't have to do much to set it up. |
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If you search forums.gentoo.org you'll probably find various scripts for |
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removing source for older versions of packages, some of which are quite |
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sophisticated. |
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I prefer the tmpwatch route but others prefer the other approach. |
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