I added /var/cache/apt/archives as git repository and I found out that it is update-manager who deletes the files, not Synaptic. I altered update-manager to display the notification icon when new packages are available. As soon as I click on the icon, for the update-manager to start and show me the available new packages, 'old' packages from /var/cache/apt/archives get deleted. Is that desired behavior? Is there a way to preserver /var/cache/apt/archives contents (other then regularly doing the backup or keeping the directory under git supervision?)
** Description changed: Binary package hint: synaptic I can confirm this on both my laptop and my desktop, also on versions 9.04 and 9.10. Now I upgraded to 10.04, and the issue is still here. After a while my /var/cache/apt/archives directory is almost-empty. For instance, I have upgraded to 10.04 - downloaded almost 3 GB of packages. In my /var/cache/apt/archives directory there is only 400-500 MB with around 300 deb files. I will reinstall 10.04 on my desktop (I have serious issues with gnome - indicator-applet and so on, which I believe are result of upgrade process) so I'll keep track on my /var/cache/apt/archives directory. But, I have noted this behavior also on earlier versions (9.04/9.10). Synaptic is set-up so that it 'keeps downloaded packages'. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: synaptic 0.63.1ubuntu7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat May 15 18:10:52 2010 ProcEnviron: - PATH=(custom, user) - LANG=en_US.utf8 - SHELL=/bin/bash + PATH=(custom, user) + LANG=en_US.utf8 + SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: synaptic ** Package changed: synaptic (Ubuntu) => update-manager (Ubuntu) -- /var/cache/apt/archives contents gets deleted even when Synaptic is told not to do so https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/581014 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
