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avieth Veteran
Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 1945 Location: Canada
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 10:47 pm Post subject: distfile removal |
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It's safe to remove the files in /usr/portage/distfiles right? |
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bunder Bodhisattva
Joined: 10 Apr 2004 Posts: 5933
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Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 11:43 pm Post subject: Re: distfile removal |
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avieth wrote: | It's safe to remove the files in /usr/portage/distfiles right? |
yes. and if you want them all back, do a emerge -Fe world. _________________
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drwook Veteran
Joined: 30 Mar 2005 Posts: 1324 Location: London
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Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 8:48 am Post subject: |
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As long as you don't need them. Take a look at the man page for 'eclean', as it provides a sane and easy way to remove the ones you're unlikely to need again, while leaving what you do need so you don't need to hit the mirrors unnecessarily. |
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mark_alec Bodhisattva
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