As time goes by we tend to do apt-get install and add or replace software.
Are these archived in some form or do they get auto-cleared after installation? And if it doesn't get auto-cleared, it would mean that a clean up is needed, isn't it?
Finally, if they're not auto-removed, can we reuse these packages on different machines?
Best Answer
The downloaded packages are stored in
/var/cache/apt/archives
If you want to remove them, use
sudo apt-get clean
.From
man apt-get
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