big files on google compute engine instance, ubuntu 18.04

[Colin Watson]

On Sat, Feb 27, 2021 at 12:48:25PM -0700, Gary Aitken wrote:
> The biggest files on my google compute engine (ubuntu-18.04) are snap related:
> 
> ./var/lib/snapd/seed/snaps:
> 132452 google-cloud-sdk_161.snap
> 
> ./var/lib/snapd/snaps:
> 156580 google-cloud-sdk_170.snap
> 156068 google-cloud-sdk_169.snap
> 
> ./snap/google-cloud-sdk/170/bin:
> 141253 anthoscli
> 
> ./snap/google-cloud-sdk/169/bin:
> 141253 anthoscli
> 
> Are any of these safe to delete?

I expect the safest way to remove these would be to use
https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/configure-number-of-old-revisions-to-keep/2337/7
to tell snapd to keep fewer old versions.

> The files in /var/lib/snapd/seed/snaps seem old and no longer used;
> is there anything sacred about the /var/lib/snapd/seed/snaps contents?

I'm afraid I have no idea; somebody on forum.snapcraft.io might know
more.

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Colin Watson (he/him)                              [cjwatson at ubuntu.com]