LL3.8: where kernel packages & *.deb packages generally stored in file system ?

[m654321]

In continuing to try and learn more about how the LL file system (and linux generally) is organized, could someone tell me where the downloaded *.deb packages are stored, as well as the linux kernel packages, on the LL file system, in my case LL3.8 ?

Many thanks for any help with this

[DeepThought]

[member=458]m654321[/member]  They are stored at:

Code:

/var/cache/apt/archives/

[m654321]

[member=458]m654321[/member]  They are stored at:

Code:

/var/cache/apt/archives/

Had a look at the above location, but only some packages listed, i.e.
firefox, flashplugin, gir1.2, libn*, libpcap, libsmbclient, libsnapd, libssh, libwbclient, network manager, samba packages.

Can't see Kernel packages or others.

[DeepThought]

[member=458]m654321[/member]  Your kernel packages will be named linux-image-somenumber ....
as to not many packages there, when did you last do "sudo apt autoremove" as that actually removes cached packages, saving space on the system.

Hope this helps

[m654321]

[member=458]m654321[/member]  Your kernel packages will be named linux-image-somenumber ....
as to not many packages there, when did you last do "sudo apt autoremove" as that actually removes cached packages, saving space on the system.
Hope this helps

Yes, i run 'autoremove' regularly, so I guess that explains why there isn't much in there right now .
Many thanks for pointing that out.

[Moltke]

Had a look at the above location, but only some packages listed, i.e.
firefox, flashplugin, gir1.2, libn*, libpcap, libsmbclient, libsnapd, libssh, libwbclient, network manager, samba packages.

Can't see Kernel packages or others.

For kernel packages check under

Code:

ls /lib/modules

[valtam]

[quote author=DeepThought link=topic=6927.msg49858#msg49858 date=1576410082]
[member=458]m654321[/member]  They are stored at:

Code:

/var/cache/apt/archives/

Had a look at the above location, but only some packages listed, i.e.
firefox, flashplugin, gir1.2, libn*, libpcap, libsmbclient, libsnapd, libssh, libwbclient, network manager, samba packages.

Can't see Kernel packages or others.
[/quote]

Kernel packages are stored there along with all other packages, they are not in a separate location. If there are none there, then your last clean cleared them out.

[DeepThought]

[member=2]Jerry[/member]  Thanks for the reminder, forgot about clean

[member=458]m654321[/member]  using sudo apt-get and one of the following will clean out the cached packages:

Code:

  autoremove - Remove all unused packages automatically
  clean - Erase downloaded archive files
  autoclean - Erase old downloaded archive files

info from "apt-get --help"

Hope this helps

[m654321]

Thanks guys  8)