Today's article is aimed at Ubuntu users, with a system cleaning tool...

[KGIII]

This is a review, though it's also just making people aware that it exists. It's about 'Ubuntu Cleaner' which is much like a watered down version of BleachBit and aimed squarely at Ubuntu users.

Review: Ubuntu Cleaner • Linux Tips

In today's article, we're going to review a piece of software known as 'Ubuntu Cleaner'. It won't be a very long article, as there's not much to cover.

linux-tips.us

I do love me some feedback.

 

[bob466]

A cleaning tool for Linux...totally unnecessary.

Linux isn't that other OS and doesn't fill up with crap and triple system files or bloatware like that other OS...anyway I like to know what I'm removing...not just click a button and pray.

There's a few safe commands you can run in a Terminal as we all know...every few months...if that. I'll remove a few Timeshift snapshots now and then too. You can even run the Trim command anytime you like on your SSD even when it's set to do it Daily.

 

[KGIII]

Yeah, I just do it from the terminal. Yet, there are those who love these sort of tools. They're free to pick 'em.

Well, I never clean my thumbnail cache... The rest of 'em I just do myself.

 

[wizardfromoz]

Bit of feedback and a couple of tips.

1.

sudo apt install software-properties-common

is not required in Ubunu, it has been in their Package List since at least 18.04 'Bionic Beaver' and maybe before.

2, This does work on Mint, I used a 19.0 'Tara' that I am retiring in April to test it and it worked fine. For me it only cleaned up a hundred MB or so, but I would expect that, as I run

sudo apt-get clean

after all of my monthly updates.

3. Mint does not ship with software-properties-common and does not need it for the install, so again, Mint users can just start with the addition of the PPA

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gerardpuig/ppa

and then follow the rest.

4. Debian, however, does require the installation of software-properties-common before you can add a PPA, and that package is in their repos (despite the fact that they tell us not to install from PPA's, lol), so Debian users would have to follow the full sequence.

I have not tried it on one of my Debian yet, but will.

Cheers

Wiz

 

[KGIII]

Bit of feedback and a couple of tips.

Thanks. Yeah, I know (except the bit about Mint, though I thought it might work I never tested that! Thanks!) - but they won't hurt. I made it a point to copy their current installation directions and to tell folks that those directions might change. I figure they won't break anything from following the directions, so I might as well copy 'em exactly and tell folks to check in case those directions changed.

Edited to make it more clear.

 

[Thunderpants]

Used ubuntu-cleaner for years with Xubuntu. Never had any problems with it, it has always worked as expected. Conveniently saves me going though a series of manual command line methods for removing old disused kernels, log files etc.

 

[KGIII]

Never had any problems with it, it has always worked as expected.

Thanks for the confirmation. I figured it would work just fine with a bunch of distros, though the thumbnail cache might be located in different areas depending on the file manager (maybe?).