I need to make sure that the apt package cache (I mounted it in RAM, so it’s important not to clutter up the RAM) is automatically cleared after a successful installation/update process. Is it possible?

If /var/cache/apt/archives is mounted in RAM, you can let APT auto clean it after each successful install or upgrade. Create a small config file: sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/apt.conf.d echo 'APT::Clean-Installed "true";' | sudo tee /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99clean From now on, apt will clean out downloaded …

Can i automatically clean cache of apt archives?

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hydn (Hayden James) November 24, 2025, 1:26pm 4

If you have limited RAM, you should be runing ZRAM:

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Can i automatically clean cache of apt archives?

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