How do I clear Software Center history?

Question

I have old Software Center history and I would like to clear it all.

I tried

sudo rm -rf /var/log/apt/history.log /var/log/dpkg.log

but it did not work.

I really need to scare some users from using rm -rf... but anyways, do you really know where the software center logs? — Braiam, Sep 14, 2013 at 0:08
Close voters: why is this unclear? He wants to clear the Software Center History (whatever is in the "History" tab). — Alaa Ali, Sep 14, 2013 at 7:59

ændrük · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-14 04:49:42Z

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You were close—Software Center just keeps a cache of the APT history in your home folder. If you need to wipe it:

Delete the APT history log, /var/log/apt/history.log*. (Don't forget the rotated log files.)
Delete the Software Center's pickled cache, ~/.cache/software-center/apthistory.p, from every user's home folder.

I'm not sure why your question was down-voted.

answered Sep 14, 2013 at 4:49

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Presumably /var/log/dpkg.log is actually used as well.
– Eliah Kagan
Sep 14, 2013 at 5:14
Doesn't seem to be used in USC's history, from my brief test and from skimming the code linked above. You'd want to delete it if you were trying to hide having installed something but that's such a tricky topic I don't feel comfortable providing advice here; I'd likely miss something subtle and I don't want to provide a false sense of security.
– ændrük
Sep 14, 2013 at 13:15

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