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#1 2026-01-24 08:26:57
- d_fajardo
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Pacman starts creating /var/cache/pacman/pkg/download-* directories
While cleaning up my system, I noticed pacman started creating download-* directories in /var/cache/pacman/pkg. Pacman didn't used to do this.
I checked and the directories created are empty. Are these safe to be removed? If so, is there an automated way on cleaning up these directories?
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#2 2026-01-24 09:27:50
- mesaprotector
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Re: Pacman starts creating /var/cache/pacman/pkg/download-* directories
Pacman has created those directories since 7.0, but it looks like a recent bug that it's failing to delete them:
https://gitlab.archlinux.org/pacman/pacman/-/issues/297
Deleting the directories should be safe, otherwise you can just wait for a fix (or disable sandboxing in /etc/pacman.conf).
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#3 2026-01-24 10:29:25
- Allan
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Re: Pacman starts creating /var/cache/pacman/pkg/download-* directories
Fixed pacman leaving those directories in rare cases, only to make them leave the directories in much more common cases!
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#4 2026-01-24 14:48:18
- seth
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Re: Pacman starts creating /var/cache/pacman/pkg/download-* directories
Live the meme \o/
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