yum doesn't remove old package files

[Joachim Backes]

Jorge Fábregas wrote:
> On Thursday 29 November 2007 05:57:08 am Nico Sabbi wrote:
>> Why aren't these files removed? I run yum clean all regularly.
>> Is there  a way to purge entirely old packages?
> 
> That's really weird but I don't have that problem. I'm also running FC8 and my 
> system is totally updated and I just have /usr/lib/firefox-2.0.0.9 (and none 
> of the previous versions).
> 
> Did you manually (via rpm) install the versions after the stock one (2.0.0.6)?
> 
> Jorge
> 

Hi,

use "keepcache=0" in /etc/yum.conf (man yum.conf).

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