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Bug 1528757

Summary:	PackageKit uses unlimited disk space, resulting in system failure
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	basilicum <web02>
Component:	PackageKit	Assignee:	Richard Hughes <rhughes>
Status:	CLOSED DUPLICATE	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority:	unspecified
Version:	27	CC:	jonathan, klember, rdieter, rhughes, smparrish
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Last Closed:	2018-03-16 16:19:10 UTC	Type:	Bug
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Description basilicum 2017-12-23 16:07:57 UTC

Description of problem:

PackageKit uses unlimited disk space

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

PackageKit-1.1.7-1.fc27.x86_64


How reproducible:

Fresh Fedora install
Use dnf update during Fedora lifetime
Packagekit will fill /var/cache/PackageKit until disk full and system useless


Steps to Reproduce:
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Actual results:


Expected results:

Packagekit should not exceed a certain threshold of disk space
MOreover it should be very very easy to remove or at least to disbale packagekit, as some users do not use packaekit. 


Additional info:

Comment 1 Kalev Lember 2018-03-16 16:19:10 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1306992 ***