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gren
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 19, 2002 12:01 am    Post subject: Cleaning out /var/tmp/portage? Reply with quote

I can't emerge anything because I've run out of temp space in /var/tmp/portage. I know I can change the location of the temp directory with PORTAGE_TMPDIR, but I don't have any place with more space than /var/tmp.

Can I safely delete everything in this directory, assuming I'm not emerging a package at the same time? There are sub-directories for packages I no longer have installed.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 19, 2002 12:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Portage re-creates directories as needed; you may safely delete /var/tmp/portage.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 19, 2002 12:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks! That's just the answer I was hoping to see. :D
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 19, 2002 1:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

just dont do it while portage is installing something :)
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 19, 2002 8:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You can also delete the downloaded packages in /usr/portage/distfiles
Only do this if you have a fast internet connection, because you'll have to redownload every package that you'll need in the future.
If you don't have a fast internet connection, I suggest burning the distfiles on a CD.
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