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Questions tagged [cleanup]

Questions related removing temporary, unnecessary, redundant files or libraries; also the questions for cleaning the cache, logs, etc.

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How do I remove old kernel versions to clean up the boot menu?

Every time I install a new Linux kernel, it gets left in the grub_config, making the boot menu longer each time. I know I can manually search through the installed packages and remove them. Does Ubuntu provide any easier way to clean them up or…
ImaginaryRobots
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Big /var/log/journal?

I don't understand why the /var/log/journal/ folder is so big. For example, by executing the command systemctl -f, i see the fill. If I click on an email on Thunderbird, it generates dozens of lines that I consider useless. Currently, I have more…
Bristow
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var/cache/apt/archives occupying huge space

I am in the process of cleaning up my system. And I see a lot of space occupied by this folder /var/cache/apt/archives (1.5GB). Is it absolutely necessary to keep all these archives?
Vivek
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What is the advantage of using sudo apt-get autoremove over a cleaner app?

I'm not sure what sudo apt-get autoremove does, but have read that you should use this command to remove any unnecessary packages. One of the processes I saw was to use sudo apt-get autoremove and then use something like BleachBit to remove temp…
gman
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clean, autoclean, and autoremove --- combining them is a good step?

Will it be logical by means of Debian oriented logic to unite the three commands apt-get clean and apt-get autoclean, and apt-get autoremove into one single command that does all of them?
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What's the good way to clean up the system (and is Bleachbit safe) on Ubuntu 14.04?

I used Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr) for about a year (actually upgraded it from Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin)), and during the time I installed some packages, and removed some other packages. Now I think it's probably time to clean up the system as…
tdao
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How to clean /var/cache?

When I woke up this morning, I found my root had filled overnight du -hx --max-depth=1 / 132M /boot 4.0K /media 16K /lost+found 16M /root 702M /lib 4.0K /OLDHOME 8.2G /usr 73M /etc 4.0K /srv 11M /sbin 4.0K …
avmohan
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Reset MS Teams completely

I used Microsoft Teams (Linux) few months back with an organizational account. Now I want to use it with some other account. I'm currently in logged out state since I don't have access to the org account. Everytime I open, it takes me to the…
kl_divergence
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Cleaning up my Home Directory

I have the following problem, I've installed a bunch of Ubuntu packages ever since I used Ubuntu, now I've removed these packages using the Synaptic Package Manager but somehow it still left hidden folders in my home directory for the specific…
Elitmiar
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analyse disk space usage of an encrypted home directory

I'm having some problems with a full disk. According to df -k I'm using 47 gb of data in my home folder and I have no idea where all of that data is hiding. I tried using the disk usage analyser aka baobab but since my home directory is encrypted I…
Akisame
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Why does Ubuntu not clean out old kernel module files (in /lib/modules) when old kernels are removed?

Today, I noticed that the directory /lib/modules still have all the directories from previously installed kernels, thus: $ ls /lib/modules 5.4.0-29-generic 5.4.0-31-generic 5.4.0-33-generic 5.4.0-37-generic 5.4.0-39-generic 5.4.0-40-generic …
Artur Meinild
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How to clean caches in my homedir

My home directory is getting huge (100GB plus). When backupping it I notices that there are quite some caches there. Which important caches are there in my homedir and how should I clean them? One cache in particular is bothering me, the cache in…
Peter Smit
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Can I delete /var/tmp/mkinitramfs-* files?

I notice that my /var/tmp folder has occupied by 9.3GB space on my Ubuntu 16.04.2. Particularly, there are a bunch of mkinitramfs_* folders taken most of the space in the tmp folder. I looked into them, and they seem to be the temporary files for…
Xiaodong Qi
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Is there a usage count for packages or programs?

Motivation: I want to remove applications I do not use to speed up my package processing tasks like dist upgrades, regular updates, but also for saving disk space and other reasons. I know this is a complex topic so first I will ask my question and…
math
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Is there any application or command that cleans the memory like CCleaner in Windows?

After the system has been running for 8 hours continuously, it becomes slow. When I faced the same situation on Windows, I used CCleaner to clean memory, which used to give me a little boost. Is there any application or command that cleans the…
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