[Bug 1829371] [NEW] clear log files of debootstrap/install

[Christian Ehrhardt ]

Public bug reported:

In a docker container image I saw:

ls -RlaF /var/log
/var/log:
total 272
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root   4096 Apr 24 21:07 ./
drwxr-xr-x 1 root root   4096 Apr 24 21:07 ../
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   3788 Apr 24 21:07 alternatives.log
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root   4096 Apr 24 21:07 apt/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root  35330 Apr 24 21:07 bootstrap.log
-rw-rw---- 1 root utmp      0 Apr 24 21:07 btmp
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 176384 Apr 24 21:07 dpkg.log
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root   3232 Apr 24 21:07 faillog
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root utmp  29492 Apr 24 21:07 lastlog
-rw------- 1 root root   6464 Apr 24 21:07 tallylog
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root utmp      0 Apr 24 21:07 wtmp

/var/log/apt:
total 28
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 24 21:07 ./
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Apr 24 21:07 ../
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5160 Apr 24 21:07 eipp.log.xz
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6755 Apr 24 21:07 history.log
-rw-r----- 1 root adm    67 Apr 24 21:07 term.log

Those clearly are not a lot, but never the less do we really need those
or could we trim most down to be empty files?

** Affects: livecd-rootfs (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  clear log files of debootstrap/install

Status in livecd-rootfs package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  In a docker container image I saw:

  ls -RlaF /var/log
  /var/log:
  total 272
  drwxr-xr-x 3 root root   4096 Apr 24 21:07 ./
  drwxr-xr-x 1 root root   4096 Apr 24 21:07 ../
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root   3788 Apr 24 21:07 alternatives.log
  drwxr-xr-x 2 root root   4096 Apr 24 21:07 apt/
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root  35330 Apr 24 21:07 bootstrap.log
  -rw-rw---- 1 root utmp      0 Apr 24 21:07 btmp
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 176384 Apr 24 21:07 dpkg.log
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root   3232 Apr 24 21:07 faillog
  -rw-rw-r-- 1 root utmp  29492 Apr 24 21:07 lastlog
  -rw------- 1 root root   6464 Apr 24 21:07 tallylog
  -rw-rw-r-- 1 root utmp      0 Apr 24 21:07 wtmp

  /var/log/apt:
  total 28
  drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 24 21:07 ./
  drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Apr 24 21:07 ../
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5160 Apr 24 21:07 eipp.log.xz
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6755 Apr 24 21:07 history.log
  -rw-r----- 1 root adm    67 Apr 24 21:07 term.log

  Those clearly are not a lot, but never the less do we really need
  those or could we trim most down to be empty files?

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