sizeable ancient rpmdb backups remain on disk
This is from a TW installation initialized at least a decade ago: # ls -gG /var/lib/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
Op zaterdag 16 november 2024 00:22:47 Midden-Europese standaardtijd schreef Felix Miata:
This is from a TW installation initialized at least a decade ago: # ls -gG /var/lib/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 No, I don't even have /var/lib/backup. I would nuke that entire folder
-- Gertjan Lettink a.k.a. Knurpht openSUSE Forums Team openSUSE Mods Team
On 2024-11-16 00:28, Knurpht-openSUSE wrote:
Op zaterdag 16 november 2024 00:22:47 Midden-Europese standaardtijd schreef Felix Miata:
This is from a TW installation initialized at least a decade ago: # ls -gG /var/lib/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 No, I don't even have /var/lib/backup. I would nuke that entire folder
Possibly because you don't have enabled the cron job or systemd timer that creates them. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.5 x86_64 at Telcontar)
Op zaterdag 16 november 2024 01:05:11 Midden-Europese standaardtijd schreef Carlos E. R.:
On 2024-11-16 00:28, Knurpht-openSUSE wrote:
Op zaterdag 16 november 2024 00:22:47 Midden-Europese standaardtijd schreef Felix Miata:
This is from a TW installation initialized at least a decade ago: # ls -gG /var/lib/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
No, I don't even have /var/lib/backup. I would nuke that entire folder
Possibly because you don't have enabled the cron job or systemd timer that creates them.
-- Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R. (from 15.5 x86_64 at Telcontar)
See his new thread, -- Gertjan Lettink a.k.a. Knurpht openSUSE Forums Team openSUSE Mods Team
On 2024-11-16 00:22, Felix Miata wrote:
This is from a TW installation initialized at least a decade ago: # ls -gG /var/lib/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?
As your system is running fine just now, and you don't have a problem with packages, any backup except the last is safe to delete. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 15.5 x86_64 at Telcontar)
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