Is there a possibility to reduce the size of dnf cache?
Besides a scrip as:
sudo dnf clean dbcache
In Manjaro for example you can set this to “0” versions of cached packages
Is there any particular problem you have? dnf does not usually keep cached packages around after a successful update, and the cached metadata would then immediately be recreated next time you run dnf.
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So i wait a few days after an update and dnf will clean itself?
No, there is no particular problem. I am just curious and don’t want to waste any HD space.
not even a few days, after the package is installed successfully, the downloaded rpm file is deleted.
cached metadata (“package database”) is kept and updated frequently - no need or chance to delete anything there
what does du -h -a /var/cache/dnf/ report?
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i think i did today allready:
sudo dnf clean dbcache
[john1@fedora envycontrol]$ du -h -a /var/cache/dnf/
12K /var/cache/dnf/fedora-cisco-openh264.solv
52K /var/cache/dnf/rpmfusion-nonfree-updates.solv
556K /var/cache/dnf/rpmfusion-free-filenames.solvx
376K /var/cache/dnf/fedora-modular.solv
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35M /var/cache/dnf/rpmfusion-nonfree-updates-c51aede045df9f8d/packages/xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs-535.113.01-1.fc38.i686.rpm
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Yes, it’s time to RTFM
There were a few rpm files you can remove
dnf clean packages
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