[SOLVED] Is this folder useless /var/cache/pkgfile/ ?

nicolasdanelon · 2016-04-01 13:33:48

Hello all,
I've install archilinux installed since..

:) cache > sudo dumpe2fs $(mount | grep 'on \/ ' | awk '{print $1}') | grep 'Filesystem created:'
dumpe2fs 1.42.13 (17-May-2015)
Filesystem created:       Sun Jan 19 09:51:12 2014

is command above credible ?

well... the really thing is : I run ncdu and I found this folder

/var/cache/pkgfile/

this a size around 147mb

:) cache > pwd
/var/cache
:) cache > ll pkgfile/
total 147M
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  86M Apr 13  2015 community.files
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  53M Apr 13  2015 extra.files
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4.4M Apr 13  2015 core.files
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3.4M Apr 13  2015 archlinuxfr.files
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 805K Apr 13  2015 multilib.files
:) cache >

is this a old folder? should I remove it ? April 2015 !? that's so old... my SSD is kind of full... which other folders can I remove,
thanks!

Last edited by nicolasdanelon (2016-04-01 14:04:25)

WorMzy · 2016-04-01 13:37:12

Do you use pkgfile any more? If not, then remove it (as well as the package, if it's still installed). If you do use it, then you should get into the habit of periodically updating it's cache with it's -u flag, otherwise it will report potentially outdated information. I believe it comes with a cron job/Systemd timer to automate the updating process.

nicolasdanelon · 2016-04-01 13:54:28

I think I install it once, to test it, but yaourt is enough for me.

# pacman -Q | grep pkg
customizepkg 0.2.1-1
pkg-config 0.29.1-1

so I'll remove it, thanks.

btw. how can I check if two or more daemons are trying to set a wireless connection?

WorMzy · 2016-04-01 15:10:18

pkgfile and yaourt have different use cases, although pkgfile-esque usability has been added to pacman so perhaps it's accessible through yaourt too.

Regarding your wireless problem -- check your journal. Open a new topic if you need additional help.

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[SOLVED] Is this folder useless /var/cache/pkgfile/ ?

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