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The Ubuntu package manager stores downloaded copies of packages on your hard disc, which can mount up after a while. The apt-get programme provides a method for cleaning these out: The following command removes all the downloaded copies of old packages, ones which you don't have installed any more or have been updated... $ sudo apt-get autoclean and running this command will erase all the cached packages. $ sudo apt-get clean You can have the system automatically run the first command every 7 days by executing the command below. echo "APT::Periodic::Autoclean \"7\";" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50autoclean Ubuntu clears /tmp on system boot, another temporary folder /var/tmp/ is not cleared on boot at all but it is rarely used. Put it this way, with 40GB of main storage on my desktop here I don't have a problem with temporary files consuming my storage space. So, unless you find yourself lacking space very suddenly (DVD authoring etc.) its generally not needed. Regards, Chris christopher.berry1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Posted by "Berry Christopher" <christopher.berry1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > This may seem obvious to most of you BUT I am very conscience of not 'Disk > cleaning' as I did in Windows - getting rid of temp internet files etc. > Are these cleaned out automatically or do I have them piling up AND if so what do > I do? > As a 'newbie' who is working in Ubuntu 6.10 I can say that everything is running > very smoothly - it seems to me that all I'm missing is the hours wasted on > Civilisation IV etc etc!!! > Thank you, > Christopher Berry. > -- > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Generated by the contributors page > in the members area at D+C GLUG > http://www.dcglug.org.uk/members/list.php > webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > -- Chris Smith http://users.toonarmy.mine.nu/~chris/ -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html