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120122 Dale wrote: |
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> Philip Webb wrote: |
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>> Besides having rescue instances of system pkgs in /usr/portage/packages , |
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>> I also try to remember to keep a quickpkg of LibreOffice there too. |
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>> Creating these files is easy, but is there an approved way of managing them, |
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>> esp of deleting obsolete versions, beyond a simple 'rm' ? |
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>> I notice there's a log file 'Packages' in the dir, |
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>> which suggests there sb some method of removing unwanted ones. |
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> 'man eclean'. The exact thing you want is 'eclean-pkg', |
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> but this can also manage your distfiles too. |
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Thanks lots ! -- I knew re 'eclean' for distfiles, |
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but didn't realise it cb used to clean out obsolete rescue pkgs too. |
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As always, it's best to use the -p flag before doing the real job. |
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