Where dnf temporarily stores packages ?

R S
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I was looking into /var/cache/dnf but there some .solvx and .db files, where is .rpm ?

florian
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That is exactly where dnf stores packages!

For example: /var/cache/dnf/updates-4bd5ef968505a5fd/packages/

After a successful transaction, those .rpm files are deleted again. If you want to change that you need to add

keepcache=true

to /etc/dnf/dnf.conf

Comments

How long it will keep them ? Thanks.

R S ( 2018-06-07 17:12:05 -0600 )edit

Not 100% sure about this, but I think after the packages are installed, it will be deleted. Can anyone confirm?

abadrinath ( 2018-06-07 18:15:13 -0600 )edit

Packages are deleted immediately after successful installation. So, they are gone by the time the dnf command has concluded.

florian ( 2018-06-07 20:57:14 -0600 )edit

If you want to keep them, just activate the keepcache option as described in my answer

florian ( 2018-06-07 20:58:02 -0600 )edit