How to delete all source codes and packages I have downloaded

Question

I've got a question regarding how to delete all source codes that I've downloaded.

I think it just consumes a lot of space without any benefit yet!

Thanks in advance :)

Answer 1

I suggest you read this Community Documentation article: Recover Lost Disk Space

From link:

How to find lost space

To check the amount of space being used for package storage, run:

du -h /var/cache/apt/

How to Fix It

There are several system commands you can use to reduce or eliminate the number of locally stored packages.

• Remove all expired packages from /var/cache/apt/archives and /var/cache/apt/archives/partial that are no longer available for download:

  sudo apt-get autoclean
  

  "Not available for download" does not mean the user should save them - normally these files have been replaced or are no longer needed.

• Remove all the packages from /var/cache/apt/archives and /var/cache/apt/archives/partial folders:

  sudo apt-get clean
  

• Remove unneeded dependencies which are no longer needed:

  sudo apt-get autoremove
  

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Synaptic custom filter practice can also help for search packages:

You can use this method for searching custom packages, but I DON'T RECOMMEND IT as universal method for cleaning.

You can choose different Statuses for New Filter :

And create different Properties :

Good Luck!

Answer 2

I use the Janitor option in Ubuntu Tweak that gets rid of a lot of extra space. Maybe this will delete your source files as well as it deletes all of the Update managers cached files.