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Old 12-23-2023, 09:11 PM   #1
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i386 files consuming space on /


Code:
# du -sch /var/lib/apt/lists/*386*
147M    /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_focal-security_Contents-i386.lz4
3.3M    /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_focal-security_main_binary-i386_Packages
32K     /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_focal-security_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages
208K    /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_focal-security_restricted_binary-i386_Packages
3.6M    /var/lib/apt/lists/security.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_focal-security_universe_binary-i386_Packages
1.3M    /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_focal-backports_Contents-i386.lz4
204K    /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_focal-backports_main_binary-i386_Packages
56K     /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_focal-backports_universe_binary-i386_Packages
158M    /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_focal-updates_Contents-i386.lz4
4.4M    /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_focal-updates_main_binary-i386_Packages
36K     /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_focal-updates_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages
212K    /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_focal-updates_restricted_binary-i386_Packages
4.2M    /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_focal-updates_universe_binary-i386_Packages
52M     /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_focal_Contents-i386.lz4
4.1M    /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_focal_main_binary-i386_Packages
356K    /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_focal_multiverse_binary-i386_Packages
60K     /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_focal_restricted_binary-i386_Packages
26M     /var/lib/apt/lists/us.archive.ubuntu.com_ubuntu_dists_focal_universe_binary-i386_Packages
403M    total
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Is there any way to get package management to not waste disk space and bandwidth hosting i386 packaging on amd64 installations?
 
Old 12-23-2023, 09:20 PM   #2
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This thread from AskUbuntu should help.
 
Old 12-23-2023, 11:09 PM   #3
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You can disable i386 in dpkg, but it wants you to remove all i386 files first.
https://superuser.com/questions/7143...n-installation
 
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