[OpenIndiana-discuss] Is it safe to remove /var/pkg/cache directory?

[Toomas Soome]

> On 13. Dec 2023, at 15:13, Predrag Zecevic <predrag.zecevic.1961 at googlemail.com> wrote:
> 
> On 2023-12-13 13:35:03, Toomas Soome wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> On 13. Dec 2023, at 14:30, Predrag Zecevic via openindiana-discuss <openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> I have searched for solution first, and could not find it...
>>> 
>>> My /var/pkg is huge:
>>> 
>>> :; pfexec du -shc /var/pkg/*
>>> 13G     /var/pkg/cache
>>> 512     /var/pkg/gui_cache
>>> 5,0K    /var/pkg/history
>>> 61M     /var/pkg/license
>>> 512     /var/pkg/linked
>>> 512     /var/pkg/lock
>>> 512     /var/pkg/modified
>>> 5,5K    /var/pkg/pkg5.image
>>> 14G     /var/pkg/publisher
>>> 512     /var/pkg/ssl
>>> 346M    /var/pkg/state
>>> 28G     total
>>> 
>>> I wonder if /var/pkg/cache can be "emptied"?
>>> 
>>> With best regards.
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Predrag Zečević
>>> predrag.zecevic.1961 at googlemail.com
>>> 
>>> 
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>> 
>> 
>> make sure flush-content-cache-on-successis True in pkg property output, then install one package (and uninstall it if not really needed;), then the cache should get flushed for you.
>> 
>> rgds,
>> toomas
> 
> Hi Toomas,
> 
> I have that property set since long time ago:
> 
> :; pkg property flush-content-cache-on-success
> PROPERTY                       VALUE
> flush-content-cache-on-success True
> 
> ATM:
> :; du -sh /var/pkg/cache/
> 13G     /var/pkg/cache/
> 
> :; pkg list mail/opendkim
> 
> pkg list: no packages matching the following patterns are installed:
>   mail/opendkim
> 
> :; pfexec pkg install mail/opendkim
>            Packages to install:  2
>             Services to change:  2
>        Create boot environment: No
> Create backup boot environment: No
> 
> DOWNLOAD                                PKGS         FILES    XFER (MB)   SPEED
> Completed                                2/2       221/221 1.1/1.1 52.1k/s
> 
> PHASE                                          ITEMS
> Installing new actions                       297/297
> Updating package state database                 Done
> Updating package cache                           0/0
> Updating image state                            Done
> Creating fast lookup database                   Done
> Reading search index                            Done
> Updating search index                            2/2
> Updating package cache                           2/2
> 
> :; pfexec pkg uninstall mail/opendkim
>             Packages to remove:  1
>             Services to change:  2
>        Create boot environment: No
> Create backup boot environment: No
> 
> PHASE                                          ITEMS
> Removing old actions                         249/249
> Updating package state database                 Done
> Updating package cache                           1/1
> Updating image state                            Done
> Creating fast lookup database                   Done
> Reading search index                            Done
> Updating search index                            1/1
> Updating package cache                           2/2
> 
> # Installed 2 packages, but removed only one -- but that is another story...
> 
> :; du -sh /var/pkg/cache/
> 13G     /var/pkg/cache/
> 
> So, nothing has happen
> 
> Regards.
> 
> -- 
> Predrag Zečević
> predrag.zecevic.1961 at googlemail.com
> 


hm, that is interesting. How old is this BE?

rgds,
toomas