Eugene, On Mon, January 12, 2009 14:51, Eugene V. Lyubimkin wrote: > Autoclean can do unwanted if someone needs to downgrade (or upgrade?) a > package to previous version that was installed only day ago and worked > well, it can be found in /var/cache/apt/archives, but already cannot in > all official archives as they contain newer versions. Snapshots.debian.net > doesn't contain all versions, and few people know about it. > > I also remember several such questions on debian-user@, for example. If > user needs this feature, it can just set this option, this should not be a > problem, IMO.
I understand this view. However, I'm also not very happy with apt's cache just growing, never slinking, in default operation. Is there some way you think we can address this concern? > See also related bug #160743, I wonder if they can be merged. I'm fine with merging. cheers, Thijs -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
