Resolved Remove All Defunct / Unused Files & Packages From The Previous Plesk Obsidian Release(s) As Part Of Plesk's Release Upgrade Process

[learning_curve]

Server operating system version

Supported by Plesk - All

Plesk version and microupdate number

Obsidian - All

As per advice in this forum, a new feature suggestion has been created for this functionality:

Remove All Files / Packages From The Previous Plesk Obsidian Release(s) As Part Of Plesk's Upgrade Process

As per the title. When any Plesk Obsidian release is upgraded to the next release, many files and/or packages are simply left in place and not removed as part of the Plesk installation process. Without patient and time-consuming manual "clean-up" exercises, all of these now unused and...

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[learning_curve]

@Kaspar@Plesk Thanks again for the previous confirmations. We've pretty much concluded all of the manual "clean-up" exercises, on all servers, which has been worthwhile, in terms of reclaimed server space / functionality etc. These last two items, we're very sure can also be removed, but wanted to double-check first. Assuming the feature suggestion (see post #1) gets enough votes & is then actioned by Plesk, then once implemented, this will be a much welcomed addition!

plesk-libmariadbclient-3.1

Replaced by:

plesk-libmariadbclient-3.3
libpam-plesk
plesk-backup-utilities
plesk-core-utilities
plesk-dns-bind-driver
plesk-mail-pc-driver
plesk-service-node-utilities
psa-mail-driver-common
psa-spamassassin

Plus

plesk-libpoco-1.9.0

Replaced by:

plesk-libpoco-1.12.4
libaps
plesk-backup-utilities
psa-mail-driver-common

 

[Kaspar@Plesk]

I am assume those can be removed too, but to be on the safe side I'd recommend removing them first on a test server.

 

[learning_curve]

I am assume those can be removed too, but to be on the safe side I'd recommend removing them first on a test server.

FWIW Everything was were fine, once they were removed. It was the same, once all of the old / unused other Plesk files / packages were removed too. It's a pain staking, 'Sherlock Holmes' type assignment, based around dependencies, when doing it manually like this, but it's very much dependent on how long you've used Plesk Obsidian for... So automation might not (yet) be of interest to any new-ish Plesk users. Let's wait and see.
Edit This thread can be resolved. Thx