packages in /var/lib/system-upgrade

[Stephen Davies]

On 19/11/15 11:05, Rick Stevens wrote:
> On 11/18/2015 04:25 PM, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
>> Rick Stevens writes:
>>
>>> On 11/18/2015 02:49 PM, Patrick Dupre wrote:
>>>> Hello
>>>>
>>>> I am plenty of file in
>>>> /var/lib/system-upgrade
>>>>
>>>> Why ?
>>>
>>> The system upgrade process downloads all the RPMs needed to upgrade the
>>> system to that directory, then creates a symlink called
>>> "/system-upgrade" to point at it. When the system reboots in the
>>> upgrade mode, it uses the symlink to actually upgrade the system.
>>>
>>> If your upgrade is complete and clean, I think you can remove the
>>> files in /var/lib/system-upgrade.
>>
>> This should happen automatically on the first boot after a successfull
>> upgrade.
>
> Didn't happen on 2 of the 3 machines I updated from F21 to F22, but
> perhaps there were crumbs left over from the upgrade. They all booted
> and run just fine and I don't think I saw any weirdness, but perhaps
> there was something the first boot didn't like. My machines do tend to
> become sorta "muddy" over time (I beat the kapok out of them) and
> anything's possible.
>
> No, I haven't upgraded to F23 yet. Still waiting for the dust to settle
> a bit more.
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The question remains>
Is it safe to delete this directory (given that rebooting does not)?

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