Cleaning out /var/tmp/portage?

gren · Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2002 12:01 am Post subject: Cleaning out /var/tmp/portage?

I can't emerge anything because I've run out of temp space in /var/tmp/portage. I know I can change the location of the temp directory with PORTAGE_TMPDIR, but I don't have any place with more space than /var/tmp.

Can I safely delete everything in this directory, assuming I'm not emerging a package at the same time? There are sub-directories for packages I no longer have installed.

delta407 · Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2002 12:02 am Post subject:

Portage re-creates directories as needed; you may safely delete /var/tmp/portage.

gren · Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2002 12:06 am Post subject:

Thanks! That's just the answer I was hoping to see.

TheWart · Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2002 1:53 am Post subject:

just dont do it while portage is installing something

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Zu` · l33t Joined: 26 May 2002 Posts: 716 Location: BE

You can also delete the downloaded packages in /usr/portage/distfiles
Only do this if you have a fast internet connection, because you'll have to redownload every package that you'll need in the future.
If you don't have a fast internet connection, I suggest burning the distfiles on a CD.