On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 9:12 AM, Narendra Diwate <narendra.diw...@gmail.com>wrote:
> >> I know i can go gksu nautilus and delete the Apt Cache in /var, but is > there > >> a better way of doing it. > >> Something that will delete all extraneous cache and log files that > buildup > >> after a while of usage. Something like CCleaner in Windows. I know Linux > >> does not collect too much extraneous data, but i am sure there is a lot > that > >> can be cleaned to clear up space on a space constrained drive/partition. > >> > >> > >Yea, you are right. > >/sudo apt-get clean/ > >Also now and then you can run *Computer Janitor* program under *System --> > Admin* > > I think both the above methods only delete packages that are currently not > needed and have no use. But it does not delete temp files, browser cache, > thumbnails, old logs, application caches, etc. That is what i am more > interested in knowing. > With my limited knowledge, I don't think there is any single application which does all these. sudo apt-get clean ----> Will clean "all" the deb files stored in /var/cache/apt/archives sudo apt-get autoremove --> remove programs not required like libraries Browser Cache --> You can configure your Browser to remove them all, depending on the browser temp files --> May be you can remove manually, I think will be cleared when you restart your session applications caches ---> I really don't know. I would like to hear about this... old logs ---> I donno... It is a good idea to write a script which does it all.... > > >> Any ideas where this buildup happens and how to safely clean/clear it? > > Regards > > Narendra Diwate > > > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in > >
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