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    Can I purge /var/cache/pkg

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      IanJanus
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      I have noticed that when I updated pfsense to 2.7.0, it placed 298MB of pkg files in the /var/cache/pkg folder.

      Since I am running as a RAM disk, this is consuming a lot of space. Can I delete/purge these files somehow?
      Thanks

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        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        Yes you can clear the package cache using: pkg-static clean -ay

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