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