space-squeezing.md

Space Saving

Disk Usage Analyzer is helpful for visualizing disk usage.

Articles

• https://itsfoss.com/free-up-space-ubuntu-linux/

Key Points

• sudo apt autoremove
• sudo du -sh /var/cache/apt
  • sudo apt autoclean
  • sudo apt clean
• du -sh ~/.cache/thumbnails
  • rm -rf ~/.cache/thumbnails/*
• sudo dpkg --list 'linux-image*'
  • sudo apt remove linux-image-VERSION
• sudo apt install gtkorphan
  • Be careful and gentle with this method.
• Remove unused packages
  • shel: sudo apt remove package-name package-name2
• Remove duplicates use FSLint or FDUPES

Languages

1. Open settings
2. Region & Language
3. Manage Installed Languages
4. Apply, Save, Profit