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  1. How to clean /tmp? - Ask Ubuntu

    Nov 21, 2013 · 6 The directory /tmp means temporary. This directory stores temporary data. You don't need to delete anything from it, the data contained in it gets deleted automatically after …

  2. command line - How to clean /var/cache? - Ask Ubuntu

    18 The most powerful of all commands to clean the cache for command line users is of course sudo apt clean Which will also delete all the cached files.

  3. 12.04 - How to remove temp files with a command other then "apt …

    18 Try the below command to remove temp files, sudo rm -rf /tmp/* apt-get autoremove will remove automatically all unused packages.

  4. How can I delete Ubuntu temp files which are created during …

    Jun 11, 2015 · I would try to clean the repository of downloaded packages. Either of these commands (see man apt-get). apt-get autoclean apt-get clean If you don't have /tmp on tmpfs, …

  5. hard drive - How to clean up unnecessary files - Ask Ubuntu

    Sep 13, 2012 · How to clean up unnecessary files Ask Question Asked 13 years, 4 months ago Modified 5 years, 6 months ago

  6. Cleaning Ubuntu temporary files if they exist

    Dec 25, 2013 · I need to do a lot of cleaning in my Virtual Machine whose Operating System is Ubuntu. Normally in Windows, there is this kind of directory that contain temporary files and …

  7. filesystem - How is the /tmp directory cleaned up? - Ask Ubuntu

    Jan 9, 2011 · So systemd-tmpfiles-clean runs once per day, and systemd-tmpfiles-setup runs once per boot. The files it cleans can be extended using /etc/tmpfiles.d (mentioned in another …

  8. apt - How to remove temp installation packages - Ask Ubuntu

    Empty your trash and remove temporary packages of former installations using 'sudo apt-get clean'. When I'm trying to run ' sudo apt-get clean ', it says command not found.

  9. Ubuntu remote server: automatically clean up temporary files

    May 5, 2020 · I would like to purge the system from temp files automatically everyday to free space on the disk as much as possible, but ONLY those temp files which are not immediately …

  10. Is it Safe to Delete Files From /var/tmp? - Ask Ubuntu

    Dec 25, 2016 · Filesystem Hierarchy Standard 5.15 /var/tmp : Temporary files preserved between system reboots 5.15.1 Purpose The /var/tmp directory is made available for programs that …