How to clean Ubuntu Linux. On Ubuntu, cleanup disk space and clean Ubuntu temp files and clear /var/cache folder using Ubuntu Cleaner application.
Ubuntu Cleaner is a tool that makes it easy to clean your Ubuntu system. Ubuntu Cleaner can free up disk space and remove private information from your computer.
- Clear browser cache
- Clear APT cache
- Clear thumbnail cache
- Remove unneeded packages
- Remove old kernels
- Remove old installers
Install Ubuntu Cleaner via PPA:
Run the following commands in terminal to install Ubuntu Cleaner via PPA:
$ sudo apt install software-properties-common
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gerardpuig/ppa
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install ubuntu-cleaner
Install Ubuntu Cleaner via .DEB:
Run the following commands in terminal to install Ubuntu Cleaner via .DEB (for unsupported Ubuntu versions only):
$ wget https://launchpad.net/~gerardpuig/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+files/ubuntu-cleaner_1.0.4-1_all.deb
$ sudo apt install ./ubuntu-cleaner_1.0.4-1_all.deb
$ rm ubuntu-cleaner_1.0.4-1_all.deb
Once installed, open Ubuntu Cleaner from menu.