On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Narendra Diwate <[email protected]> wrote: > To all: This is just an academic exercise and I am not running out of space > on my HD. > So advice on the lines of "unistall apps, clear apt cache, computer janitor" > are already known to me. > Just keep the focus on "What will happen if /usr is cleared". > Pardon me if this comes across as rough. That is just not the intention.
Interesting experiment! Could someone try this on a snapshotted VM and let the list know? > > Regards > > Narendra Diwate > > > > > On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 15:38, Ashutosh Rishi Ranjan > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Deleting the usr directory will not be fatal, but your system will be >> rendered unusable. usr/ does not only include user installed apps but >> also the other apps which makes up your working OS (they are in the >> /usr/bin). I don't recommend deleting the /usr directory to make >> space. Instead try removing applications you don't need. Also, >> sometimes the apt cache gets too big and should be cleaned up to free >> space. You can do it manually if you know what you are doing or you >> can use some app to do that like 'Computer Janitor' (preinstalled) or >> I suggest 'Ubuntu Tweak' (try this). >> >> > > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in > > -- Sent using the magic of the interwebs. http://ritesh.posterous.com -- ubuntu-in mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
