Previous post had typo (was: ls -gG /var/lib/backup/rpmdb) This is from a TW installation initialized at least a decade ago: # ls -gG /var/adm/backup/rpmdb total 269M -rw-r--r-- 1 25M Nov 28 2019 Packages-20191128.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 25M Dec 6 2019 Packages-20191206.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 25M Jan 12 2020 Packages-20200112.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 27M Jun 14 2020 Packages-20200614.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 98 Aug 6 2020 Packages-20200806.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 37M Nov 12 2023 Packages.db-20231112.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 33M Jul 7 22:26 Packages.db-20240707.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 33M Jul 8 00:48 Packages.db-20240708.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 33M Aug 7 20:35 Packages.db-20240807.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 33M Oct 7 11:43 Packages.db-20241007.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 36 Oct 7 11:43 rpmdb_recent_md5 # Is this normal? Shouldn't something be removing antiques automatically? If not, which are safe to remove manually? - Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata
On 2024-11-15 17:38, Felix Miata wrote:
ls -gG /var/adm/backup/rpmdb
Here's what's on my system: hadron:~ # ls -gG /var/adm/backup/rpmdb total 371724 -rw-r--r-- 1 76094690 Oct 19 01:47 Packages-20241019.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 76096415 Oct 25 00:45 Packages-20241025.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 76097565 Oct 29 01:59 Packages-20241029.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 76184218 Nov 8 01:09 Packages-20241108.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 76157185 Nov 11 00:09 Packages-20241111.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 36 Nov 11 00:09 rpmdb_recent_md5 So it should probably be safe to delete everything that isn't dated this year.
16.11.2024 02:38, Felix Miata wrote:
Previous post had typo (was: ls -gG /var/lib/backup/rpmdb)
This is from a TW installation initialized at least a decade ago: # ls -gG /var/adm/backup/rpmdb total 269M -rw-r--r-- 1 25M Nov 28 2019 Packages-20191128.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 25M Dec 6 2019 Packages-20191206.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 25M Jan 12 2020 Packages-20200112.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 27M Jun 14 2020 Packages-20200614.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 98 Aug 6 2020 Packages-20200806.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 37M Nov 12 2023 Packages.db-20231112.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 33M Jul 7 22:26 Packages.db-20240707.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 33M Jul 8 00:48 Packages.db-20240708.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 33M Aug 7 20:35 Packages.db-20240807.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 33M Oct 7 11:43 Packages.db-20241007.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 36 Oct 7 11:43 rpmdb_recent_md5 # Is this normal? Shouldn't something be removing antiques automatically? If not, which are safe to remove manually?
rpmdb name has changed and backup script only handles the current name. You may consider bug report, this will affect any Leap 15 -> Leap 16 upgrade.
On Sat, 16 Nov 2024, 08:06:22 +0100, Andrei Borzenkov wrote:
16.11.2024 02:38, Felix Miata wrote:
Previous post had typo (was: ls -gG /var/lib/backup/rpmdb)
This is from a TW installation initialized at least a decade ago: # ls -gG /var/adm/backup/rpmdb total 269M -rw-r--r-- 1 25M Nov 28 2019 Packages-20191128.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 25M Dec 6 2019 Packages-20191206.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 25M Jan 12 2020 Packages-20200112.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 27M Jun 14 2020 Packages-20200614.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 98 Aug 6 2020 Packages-20200806.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 37M Nov 12 2023 Packages.db-20231112.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 33M Jul 7 22:26 Packages.db-20240707.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 33M Jul 8 00:48 Packages.db-20240708.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 33M Aug 7 20:35 Packages.db-20240807.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 33M Oct 7 11:43 Packages.db-20241007.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 36 Oct 7 11:43 rpmdb_recent_md5 # Is this normal? Shouldn't something be removing antiques automatically? If not, which are safe to remove manually?
rpmdb name has changed and backup script only handles the current name. You may consider bug report, this will affect any Leap 15 -> Leap 16 upgrade.
How many updates will be taken can be configured in /etc/sysconfig/backup It defaults to 5, I have it on 2 here. Cheers. l8er manfred
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