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Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2023 02:47:49 +0200 In-reply-to: <2eae3f88d9959149786c82530f5840c27f053af7.camel@unstable.horse> Message-ID: <87tturt12z.fsf@riseup.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Received-SPF: pass client-ip=198.252.153.6; envelope-from=raingloom@riseup.net; helo=mx0.riseup.net X-Spam_score_int: -27 X-Spam_score: -2.8 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.8 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE=-0.01 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-guix@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: help-guix-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org X-Migadu-Country: US X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Scanner: scn0.migadu.com X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -7.21 X-Spam-Score: -7.21 X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 8471324AAA X-TUID: nI2f/KSpW51Y Unstable Horse writes: > Good day, people. > > I'm trying to GC my system for the first time, and after running this > command: > > guix gc --list-roots | sort -u > > Among the expected roots such as guix-profile-*-link and=C2=A0 > current-guix-*-link I also see dozens of lines like this one: > > /home/user/.cache/guix/profiles/wjel4twocqclznutccv2mx65a5rxpb6e7lluegd > zsksvdy3lp74a > > with just the hash and no name. What are they for? Is it safe to just > > rm -rf ~/.cache/guix/profiles > > once in a while, or should I leave them be? Just guessing based on a quick check of the contents of it on my machine: probably serves as a cache of guix shell profiles.