How do I delete old packages in local repository server?

Environment

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (RHEL)

Issue

• On local repository created with the reposync command:
  • How do I delete the old packages in a repository?
  • How to keep only the latest version of packages in a repository?

Resolution

• Use repomanage --old to list older packages, and remove them:

    # rm -f $(repomanage --old <TARGET_DIR>)
  

• For AppStream repository, use repomanage --new to list packages from latest streams, and remove all the others:

    # find <TARGET_DIR> -type f -name \*.rpm | grep -vf <(repomanage --new <TARGET_DIR>) | xargs -I % rm -v %
  

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