Re: Is there a script to remove old packages from local disk

[Corinna Vinschen-2]

On Jun 17 13:54, Dave Korn wrote:

> Christopher Faylor wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 06:16:17PM -0400, Ralph Hempel wrote:
> >> Christopher Faylor wrote:
>
> >> <duck>
> >>
> >> Wouldn't it be nice if setup knew enough to remove the bz2 files for
> >> packages that were no longer current?
> >>
> >> </duck>
> >
> > No need to duck.  I think setup really should just delete the files
> > when it is done with them if you choose "install from internet".
>
>   Keeping the accumulated older versions cached in the local package dir has
> saved my skin and/or been a handy source of historical reference material on
> numerous occasions.  So if we're going to add a "tidy up local package dir"
> behaviour, I reckon it should be governed by another check-box on the final
> page, alongside the "create menu item" and "create shortcut" boxes.

Since I'm using a local mirror and thus the local download option
exclusively, this isn't as important to me as an option on the
installer page to brew some coffee(*) during installation.  It would
be nice(TM) if somebody would add it finally.


Corinna

(*) No decaf, please.  My hippos tend to sleep too much without caffeine.

[Ed C. Lueless-2]

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 03:10:11PM +0200, Corinna Vinschen wrote:

>On Jun 17 13:54, Dave Korn wrote:
>> Christopher Faylor wrote:
>> > On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 06:16:17PM -0400, Ralph Hempel wrote:
>> >> Christopher Faylor wrote:
>>
>> >> <duck>
>> >>
>> >> Wouldn't it be nice if setup knew enough to remove the bz2 files for
>> >> packages that were no longer current?
>> >>
>> >> </duck>
>> >
>> > No need to duck.  I think setup really should just delete the files
>> > when it is done with them if you choose "install from internet".
>>
>>   Keeping the accumulated older versions cached in the local package dir has
>> saved my skin and/or been a handy source of historical reference material on
>> numerous occasions.  So if we're going to add a "tidy up local package dir"
>> behaviour, I reckon it should be governed by another check-box on the final
>> page, alongside the "create menu item" and "create shortcut" boxes.
>
>Since I'm using a local mirror and thus the local download option
>exclusively, this isn't as important to me as an option on the
>installer page to brew some coffee(*) during installation.  It would
>be nice(TM) if somebody would add it finally.
>
>
>Corinna
>
>(*) No decaf, please.  My hippos tend to sleep too much without caffeine.

Actually, I think that I, like most users, use the accumlated contents of
the files in the download directory to provide a cryptographic hash for
use in protecting some of my sensitive data.  If I deleted all of the files
in this directory then the hash would be zero!!!  Cygwin really needs to
be more security conscious than this.

I vote NO on remvoing files.

-Ed
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[Dave Korn-6]

Fergus wrote:
>> Are you paying attention?  It can be cleaned up by:
>> rm -rf "/h/my name/cygnus solutions/*"
>> Yes, yes.  I know. Your internet connection is only 1 byte per second
>> so you desperately need to keep useless files around on disk for when
>> you accidentally type rm -rf /bin.
>
> For Goodness sake. There really is nothing you enjoy more than
> admonishing people is there,
> in that famously sarcastic and superior manner.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetoric

  Sarcasm, hyperbole and exaggeration are pretty standard rhetorical
techniques.  I think it's hard to justify inferring from the outwardly
observable fact of someone's preferred writing style to an assumption about
their inner mental state and motivation - an intent to mount a personal attack
- which can't be so directly observed.

    cheers,
      DaveK