Is there a proper way to clean up old PackageKit caches without resorting to low level sudo rm -rf /var/cache/PackageKit/2[3-4]. I would like PackageKit to take care about itself cleaning files like indexes that may be left in other dirs.
I've briefly read through man pkcon, and PackageKit does not seem to provide a command to clear the cache.
I think, you already got the best command to clear the cache. If you don't use Gnome Software/PackageKit, just disable (mask) the service.
EDIT:
Another method is to tell PackageKit not to cache (store) packages - there is a setting in /etc/PackageKit/PackageKit.conf: uncomment #KeepCache=false (to make it look like: KeepCache=false)
And if you use dnf to update, you tell PackageKit not to download any updates automatically:
gsettings set org.gnome.software download-updates false
At least on Fedora 26, I found that pkcon refresh force cleared out PackageKit-cached RPMs that were from currently-enabled repositories and had already been installed elsewhere (e.g. via DNF).
There were a few additional cached RPMs remaining for disabled repos that I'd used in the past (e.g. updates-testing); for these I used pkcon repo-enable repo-name, then pkcon refresh force, then pkcon repo-disable repo-name.
This is did the trick wonderfully. Thank you @fednucsun!
Asked: 2017-07-24 06:47:31 -0600
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