> This is rajesh. I am maintaining various type of Linux > Desktop Systems and Windows Systems. I could remove temp, cookies and > unwanted files in Windows base but Linux base systems how can i remove > unwanted files. May i know Liux systems have a temp and cookies files. If > yes which dir files do i delete
Generic disk cleanup programs are pretty much useless, which is probably why they don't exist. It depends on what you want, how much space you're looking to recover, and on which filesystems. For example, removing your shell history log will gain you a few KB at most, at the cost of all your shell history! Similarly, the gains of cleaning up package cache isn't necessarily justified. Logs are very lightweight too. Besides, on my systems, /var is a separate LVM partition dedicated to storing logs and package manager cache for the most part. First, find out which filesystems you're looking to recover space on, then find out which folders/ files occupy large chunks of disk space using a disk space analyzer like Baobab, Kdirstat, or simply du. One final tip: If you're looking to gain space on / or /boot, remove older kernels and corresponding kernel modules from /lib/modules. -- Artagnon (.com) _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [email protected] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
