apt 1.2~exp1 came with the follow NEWS entry: [ Automatic removal of debs after install ] After packages are successfully installed by apt(8), the corresponding .deb package files will be removed from the /var/cache/apt/archives cache directory.
This can be changed by setting the apt configuration option "Binary::apt::APT::Keep-Downloaded-Packages" to "true". E.g: # echo 'Binary::apt::APT::Keep-Downloaded-Packages "true";' \ > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/01keep-debs Please note that the behavior of apt-get is unchanged. The downloaded debs will be kept in the cache directory after they are installed. To enable the behavior for other tools, you can set "APT::Keep-Downloaded-Packages" to false. If you have disabled this feature you can do manual maintenance with the `autoclean` and `clean` commands. More automatic maintenance can be achieved with our cronjob, see `/usr/lib/apt/apt.systemd.daily`for details, which can e.g. be configured to remove files after a few days as you seem to prefer here. As this default behavior is a deliberate choice and there are various options to change this I am closing this report as not a bug. ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: New => Opinion -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to apt in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1970110 Title: downloaded packages are removed just after installation Status in apt package in Ubuntu: Opinion Bug description: When installing a package with 'apt install [package name]', I see the deb files which appear in /var/cache/apt/archives. However, just after installation, the deb file are deleted from this directory. I would prefer a deletion after a few days. Sometimes, we install/uninstall and reinstall. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04 Package: apt 2.4.5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-25.25-generic 5.15.30 Uname: Linux 5.15.0-25-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Sun Apr 24 16:10:48 2022 InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-04-24 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20220419) SourcePackage: apt UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1970110/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp