Does Periodic Maintenance Exist For Xubuntu [Linux] users ?

[faron45]

Hellllppppppppp ! Okay,so it may not be quite that serious.What I need to know,is if there is some sort of periodic maintenance that I must do now that I run a Linux [xubuntu] operating system.

I knew with "windows",every once in awhile,I would have to do things like empty temporary internet files,delete cookies,clear cache,etc.And,like once a year or so,I would even go so far as to just re install the whole os from scratch.So,now that I'm not running a "windows" o.s. anymore,is there any of that type of stuff that I still have to do once in awhile ?

I've been running xubuntu for almost a year now & I'm just a little worried that things may be getting a little clogged up somewhere or another.So,what do you guys/gals think ?

[egalvan]

some sort of periodic maintenance that I must do now that I run a Linux [xubuntu] os.

with "windows",every once in awhile,I would empty temp internet files,delete cookies,clear cache,etc. like once a year or so,I would just re install the whole os .,is there any of that type of stuff that I still have to do once in awhile ?

I've been running xubuntu for almost a year now & I'm worried that things may be getting clogged up .So,what do you guys/gals think ?

I've got Firefox set to clean "cookies" and "cache" on exit...

I have Synaptic set to erase un-needed files (old/out-dated downloads)...

I run the following on occasion...


sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get autoclean

sudo apt-get clean


There are threads on "taking out the trash" (emptying the "trash folder")


But all-in-all, *nix is much tidier than Windows ever was, or will be...

ErnestG

[faron45]

Thanks very much ErnstG.Much appreciated.Now,does anybody know of any links off hand that I could browse to learn about such things ? I suppose I could just Google it,huh ?

[|Mitch|]

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=140920

There's a thread you might be interested in

[egalvan]

Thanks very much ErnstG.Much appreciated.Now,does anybody know of any links off hand that I could browse to learn about such things ? I suppose I could just Google it,huh ?

For Firefox, go to

menu -> edit -> preferences -> privacy

and set them to your liking.


For Synaptic, got to

settings -> preferences -> files

and set them to your liking.


For the codes I gave, create an empty document file in your
~/bin directory,
call it something like clean.sh
and paste the following into it:


#!/bin/bash
### commands to clean drive of excess garbage
### from ubuntu forums
### http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1113381
### 01-april-09

sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get autoclean
sudo apt-get clean
sudo dpkg --configure -a

By the way, the lines with three # are notes to me, to remind me of what the script does, and where I got it from...
the first line with only one # is needed to make the file a script.

Now go and use the "search" function on this forum to find info on "cleaning trash folders" :)
(what fun is having ALL your work done for you?)

ErnestG

[DarkReaper79]

would using it, breaking it, then fresh install be periodic maintenance:lolflag::guitar:

[linuxuser21]

I've got Firefox set to clean "cookies" and "cache" on exit...

I have Synaptic set to erase un-needed files (old/out-dated downloads)...

I run the following on occasion...


sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get autoclean

sudo apt-get clean


There are threads on "taking out the trash" (emptying the "trash folder")


But all-in-all, *nix is much tidier than Windows ever was, or will be...

ErnestG

Thanks for this. I already knew there was an autoremove; but, I didn't know about the rest of them. I feel cleaner now. lol.

[egalvan]

would using it, breaking it, then fresh install be periodic maintenance:lolflag::guitar:

Actually the best kind there is!

:popcorn:

[egalvan]

Thanks for this. I already knew there was an autoremove; but, I didn't know about the rest of them. I feel cleaner now. lol.

Try


man apt-get

lots more there... :)

[hyper_ch]

I run the following on occasion...


sudo apt-get autoremove

sudo apt-get autoclean

sudo apt-get clean

and why do you run those?

[egalvan]

and why do you run those?

sorry for the delay in responding...


Quote from the man page for apt-get

clean
clean clears out the local repository of retrieved package files.
It removes everything but the lock file from
/var/cache/apt/archives/ and /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/. When
APT is used as a dselect(8) method, clean is run automatically.
Those who do not use dselect will likely want to run apt-get clean
from time to time to free up disk space.

autoclean
Like clean, autoclean clears out the local repository of retrieved
package files. The difference is that it only removes package files
that can no longer be downloaded, and are largely useless. This
allows a cache to be maintained over a long period without it
growing out of control. The configuration option
APT::Clean-Installed will prevent installed packages from being
erased if it is set to off.

autoremove
autoremove is used to remove packages that were automatically
installed to satisfy dependencies for some package and that are no
more needed.



Yes, a bit redundant, but it removes un-wanted stuff from my hard drive.

clean & autoclean are not both needed...
but I'm lazy and haven't cleaned up that "clean-drive" script yet...