Tim wrote:
I noticed a few days ago somebody mentioned deleting log files & tmp files, is this necessary? If so what else should i be doing?
If i don't will it have an adverse affect on my system?
The reason i ask is i,ve noticed Firefox & Thunderbird are taking longer to load, only a few seconds longer but it's noticeable. I,ve spent an hour or so searching the official doc's on ML, It doesn't seem to imply its needed.
Running 10.1 with all the updates.
Hi Tim
All operating systems require regular "housekeeping".
On Mandrake, you need to do less housekeeping than on some systems I have known, but the general principles are the same.
Always check your /var/log directory for signs of problems. If your log files are getting too large, then you need to view them to see if there are any problems. A useful check is:
(From the root prompt:)
cd /var/log grep -y error * | less
This will give you an idea very quickly if there are problems on the system.
If there are no errors, then you can empty out individual log files in the following way:
:> logfilename
(eg. :> messages)
":>" simply emptys a file, or, if you like, fills it with emptiness.
Do this to all your log files every so often.
You can also delete everything in your /tmp directory before you shutdown the system. Sometimes there is a lot of rubbish in there which lurks around taking up space.
For example, if you use audacity to record music, you might end up with Gigabytes of rubbish in /tmp.
I hope this gives you some ideas.
cheers Duncan
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