[95956] in RedHat Linux List
Re: Storage of RPMs in /var/lib/rpm?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (flaw@colba.net)
Thu Oct 22 13:20:19 1998
From: flaw@colba.net
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 13:05:05 -0400 (EDT)
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On 21 Oct, paul almquist wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 21, 1998 at 03:01:17PM -0700, Adam Getchell wrote:
>> I'm about to go through the errata on Red Hat's site installing all the
>> upgraded packages and bug fixes.
>>
>> Is there a preferred location to keep *.rpm files? Is /var/lib/rpm appropriate?
> /dev/null is a good place.
> Once they are installed/upgraded the the rpm file is no longer needed.
> If you remove the package (rpm -e) you would, of course, need the rpm
> file to reinstall.
>
> paul.
If you want to keep the updates (don't put them in /dev/null -- that's
the same as getting rid of them), and if you have /home on a separtate
partition, then I would make a subdirectory off /home and store them
there. That way, god forbid, if you have to do a complete reinstall you
won't have to lose (and hence re-download) the updates.
But for security and other reasons one should periodically check the
errata for newer updates.
fj
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