removing apt archives?

[dskloet]

Hi,

My directory /var/cache/apt/archives is taking a lot of space and I wondered whether those files are still needed. Am I correct in thinking those files have allready done their work when I apt-get-installed them? Can I remove those files safely? Is there any reason not to?

thanks,
David

[DJ_Max]

It's there for when you uninstall something and want to install it again without downloading everything again.


sudo apt-get clean
You can also do

sudo apt-get autoclean

[dskloet]

Thanks!

I guess I should have read the man page for apt...

[bugi]

You can also do it manually in Synaptic (settings-preferences-files-clear cache)
:-)

[DJ_Max]

Yeah, but using the command line makes you feel smart. ;)