This command doesn't delete all Kernels but only really old ones.Įxample output: Reading package lists. Linux Mint keeps several versions of Kernel which is useful in some situations. Will remove automatically packages and dependencies which are not needed anymore. In this case commands like: sudo apt-get autoclean & sudo apt-get autoremove If such a package is deleted - some dependencies might stay on your machine. Linux Mint installs dependencies for some packages. Step 3: Delete old and not required packages/kernels and APT cache Empty Trash - to delete files permanentlyĭeleted files might take a great amount of space -** so Trash can be cleaned frequently** or you can use Shift + Delete in order to permanently delete files.You can check the Trash by the command below: ls -al ~/.local/share/Trash/files Over time, the number of files in Trash might increase significantly. It stores those files in a hidden directory in your user account at the location ~/.local/share/Trash/files. Linux Mints automatically keep deleted items which are deleted only by: Delete. You can select any folder or subfolder and check for more details: After that I rescan the home folder again. Usually I've check and clean 3 - 5 big folders.
by clicking you will analyze only this folder.if you hover your mouse on a given segment you can see details about the folder and space.The second one is more user friendly and it's by using the UI tool called Disk Usage Analyzer: Output: drwxr-xr-x 2 xnav xnav 4096 Musicĭrwxr-xr-x 2 xnav xnav 4096 Apr 16 17:00 Picturesĭisk Usage Analyzer - UI tool for checking disk space in Linux Mint Output: Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on The first one is by using terminal and check the space with commands like: df -h There are two different ways to check disk space.
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Step 1: How to check free space on Linux Mint By terminal commands For old and cheap laptops, virtual machines, small SSD disks and servers - space is essential - and in this article you will find how to free up disk space. Modern Operating Systems like Linux Mint and Ubuntu generated huge amounts of clutter, logs, archives and cache.
Running out of space for Linux systems can cause different problems like login loop, performance and more. In this post you can find how to clean up disk space on your Linux Mint.
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