On 25 Aug 2003 04:13:57 +1000 drewbian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 2003-08-24 at 17:34, Scott Jones wrote: > > On 03:02 Sun 24 Aug , Lloyd I Freese Jr wrote: > > > On Sunday 24 August 2003 02:56 am, Dmitry Suzdalev wrote: > > > > Hello gentooers! > > > > > > > > A short question: Is it safe to wipe out contents of > > > > /var/tmp/portage directory? > > > > > > > > Quick searching in docs didnt give me an answer (perhaps that's > > > > because I'm too sleepy now). > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance for answers. > > > > > > > > Dmitry. > > > > > > > > > Don't really know if it's offically okay but I've done it before > > > without anything blowing up. YMMV though > > > -- > > > "It's not easy being green. It takes way more food coloring than > > > you'd think." > > > > I did this rm -rf /var/tmp/portage* today and i got rid of like 15 > > gigs of stuff because of some setting in my make.conf > > (keepwrk,keeptemp, noclean) > > > > Just a thought but if your typings anything like mine it's prolly > safer to do > > rm /var/tmp/portage* -rf > > I have reoccuring nightmares about hitting enter after typing the > first rm -rf / bit > > ;) > cheers > drewbian > > > > I think it is safe rac told me how to do it on IRC > > >
It is always safe to do this (unless you typo the command!!!). Since I am on cable and have no problem with downloads, I also remove the contents of /usr/portage/distfiles/ from time to time. Updates are infrequent to most packages, and I don't see the need to retain the packages on my system - that's what the portage mirrors are for! -- Collins Richey - Denver Area if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
