yum temp files?

[TranceDude]

hi

does yum stores all the downloaded RPM files somewhere or are they deleted once they are installed?

thx

[liquidBass]

The RPMs are stored in /var/cache/yum/$REPOSITORY/packages. That's of course if you haven't issued the 'yum clean packages' command

[overule]

yeah, i would like to know too as it would be nice if i could just copy the downloaded files over to my other computer.

thanks

[jcliburn]

Originally Posted by overule

yeah, i would like to know too as it would be nice if i could just copy the downloaded files over to my other computer.

Yes. Simply copy the downloaded files from the updated computer /var/cache/yum/updates-released/packages over to the same directory on the other computer(s), then run "yum update" on the other computer(s). Yum will fetch header files from the remote repositories, but is smart enough not to download the packages themselves, recognizing that they're already present in the cache directory.

The "updates-released" string in the directory name should be replaced by the proper repository name if you update from other repositories. If you "ls /var/cache/yum" you'll see the different repositories your system uses.

[TranceDude]

so a "yum clean packages" cleans all the downloaded packages so all the disk space will become available?
Is this correct? I'm just a beginner

[jcliburn]

Originally Posted by TranceDude

so a "yum clean packages" cleans all the downloaded packages so all the disk space will become available?
Is this correct?

That's correct.

[TranceDude]

and when you do an update all files of the old package will be removed and replaced by the files of the new package?

Sorry for the beginner questions, but i only use linux for 1 month now

[jcliburn]

Originally Posted by TranceDude

and when you do an update all files of the old package will be removed and replaced by the files of the new package?

No, old packages won't be removed. There may be an option in yum.conf or on the yum command line to cause this removal, but I don't know what it is. man yum.conf or man yum might reveal it.

[jcliburn]

Well, wait... I presume you mean old packages (*.rpm files) in the yum cache, not the old files sprinkled throughout the disk that actually comprise the packages. The rpm files aren't removed from the yum cache. The actual constituent files that make up the old packages are.

[TranceDude]

so there is where my hard drive space goes
so every time you update all the old stuff is still there???
I didn't understand why my hard drive was full so quickly until now

You don't have an idea how i can delete all the old packages?
Yum clean all does not solve this?

I'm a beginner and i have no idea how i can do it. I have to less experience and i hope you can help me because this is a serious problem

[TranceDude]

Originally Posted by jcliburn

Well, wait... I presume you mean old packages (*.rpm files) in the yum cache, not the old files sprinkled throughout the disk that actually comprise the packages. The rpm files aren't removed from the yum cache. The actual constituent files that make up the old packages are.

Yes i mean that
So for removing the old RPM's you just can do "yum clean all' and they're gone?

[jcliburn]

Originally Posted by TranceDude

So for removing the old RPM's you just can do "yum clean all' and they're gone?

That's correct.