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Jet Blue
Asked: 2020-08-10 19:12:07 +0800 CST

Clear apt-file cache

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How do I clear the cache created by running apt-file update?
Also, is there a way to see how much space the cache is currently using?

apt apt-file

1 Answers

  1. Refer post: https://www.computerhope.com/unix/apt-file.htm & https://wiki.debian.org/apt-file

    apt-file purge

    Purge the user cache. An apt-file update will be needed before a search can be performed on the user cache. If the user cache doesn't exist, the system-wide cache can be used for user searches.

    Purge

    Clear "Contents-" files from the apt-file cache directory. If you receive any errors listing or searching, it's a good idea to perform a purge and then an update.

    To delete the system wide cache use:

    sudo apt-file purge

    related directories:

     ~/.cache/apt-file
/var/cache/apt/apt-file
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