From opensuse Mon Mar 18 22:05:52 2024 From: Felix Miata Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:05:52 +0000 To: opensuse Subject: Re: [oS-en] What is the typical size of the /usr/lib/sysimage/rpm/Packages file? Message-Id: X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=opensuse&m=171079946210976 Carlos E. R. composed on 2024-03-18 22:39 (UTC+0100): > Felix Miata wrote: >> Carlos E. R. composed on 2024-03-18 19:52 (UTC+0100): >>> What is the typical size of the /usr/lib/sysimage/rpm/Packages file? (aka >>> /var/lib/rpm/Packages) >>> Mine is big: >>> - -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1.3G Mar 13 04:47 Packages >>> I wonder if it is too big. > I should have posted the number of packages: > Telcontar:~ # rpm -qa | wc -l > 11026 > Telcontar:~ # # rpm -qa | wc -l 1254 >> # ls -gG /usr/lib/sysimage/rpm/Packages >> -rw-r--r-- 1 88420352 Mar 18 09:11 /usr/lib/sysimage/rpm/Packages >> # ls -gGh /usr/lib/sysimage/rpm/Packages >> -rw-r--r-- 1 85M Mar 18 09:11 /usr/lib/sysimage/rpm/Packages >> Are you running the current *55.52.1 kernel? Are you mostly a zypper user, mostly >> yast user, or mostly mixed, for package management? I rarely use yast for software >> except during OS installations. > Kernel doesn't affect the package database, it matters only the number > of packages, and possibly "holes" in the database, which is what worries me. It shouldn't, but bugs can make logs very noisy. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata