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Is system cleanup/optimization needed
Does Ubuntu need regular cleanups like Windows. For example:
Cleaning the logs
Temporary files
Package cache
Dependencies left over
I am not referring to web browsers only.
In case I never do a ...
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How do I clean up my harddrive?
Not to long ago I was using only 35% of my HD. Just recently it shot up to 54% and my diskspace is 16gb so that's more then 3gigs that have been taken.
From what I remember I failed to build mysql, I ...
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How to increase disk space? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I free up disk space?
I am running out of space on my notebook, so I thought I would delete some unused stuff.
I was thinking about:
cleaning the home folder ...
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Computer Janitor
I'm willing to use Computer Janitor but I'm afraid to lose some important libraries.
Is it secure to use Computer Janitor?
Thanks in advance.
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How do I make space in /boot/?
I have /boot/ on a separate partition from /, and /boot/ is 98% full. How do I make more space on it?
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Cleaning up my Home Directory
I have the following problem, I've installed a bunch of Ubuntu packages ever since I used Ubuntu, now I've removed these packages using the Synaptic Package Manager but somehow it still left hidden ...
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How to clean caches in my homedir
My home directory is getting huge (100GB plus). When backupping it I notices that there are quite some caches there.
Which important caches are there in my homedir and how should I clean them?
One ...
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How to see what installed packages I have never used for cleaning purposes
I want to do some clean up and was wondering how can I see what packages I have never used or has been very long since I used them.
