nala-clean(8)

nala-clean8

Clear out the local archive of downloaded package files

Usage

nala clean [--options]

Overview

nala clean will remove the archives of package files that have been previously downloaded.

These files are typically found in /var/cache/apt/archives. pkgcache.bin and srcpkgcache.bin will also be removed.

Options

--lists

Additionally clean out the package lists normally found in /var/lib/apt/lists

These are the lists that are updated with nala update

--fetch

This will remove the nala-sources.list file created from nala fetch

--debug

Print helpful information for solving issues. If you're submitting a bug report try running the command again with --debug and providing the output to the devs, it may be helpful.

-v, --verbose

Disable scrolling text and print extra information

-h, --help

Shows this man page.

Releases

2 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 12
  2. 13

From nala 0.16.0 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.