Is /var/cache/apt/archives of Cubic shared with the host OS?

[sudo-joe]

Hello

would like to backup(tar) my cubic folder. It should become as small as possible :) In the cubic filesystem I was unable to find /var/cache/apt/archives..

• does 'apt-get dist-upgrade' cache the *.deb's as well in /var/cache/apt/archives of the host?
• is it advisable to delete the cached files before backing up the cubic project folder?

Thank's a lot!

Joe

[PJ-Singh-001]

Cubic does not use the /var/cache/apt folder from your host machine. The Terminal environment is completely isolated from your host machine, except for the network configuration (which is used as read-only from your host machine). Therefore, the cached apt files are unique to your Cubic project.

Please be very cautious about deleting /var/lib/apt due to bug #30.

Instead of deleting files under /var/cache/apt or /var/lib/apt, always do the following just before clicking the Next button on the Terminal page. This will safely clear out your cache.

apt -f install
apt --yes autoremove
apt --yes autoclean
apt --yes clean