How to clean up unnecessary junk files using terminal

[sharif_aly]

How Clean up all those unnecessary junk files Using Terminal ?

I know this command :

sudo apt-get autoclean

But if you know anything else please let us know.

[cortman]

What exactly do you mean by "unnecessary junk file"?
If you're talking about about cleaning up the package system, apt-get clean and autoclean are what you want. Other commands can be found through a brief perusal of the dpkg and apt man pages.

[sharif_aly]

What exactly do you mean by "unnecessary junk file"?
If you're talking about about cleaning up the package system, apt-get clean and autoclean are what you want. Other commands can be found through a brief perusal of the dpkg and apt man pages.

To clean files that is not needed, not just files of packages, like temp files and files which is not needed, mean all files.

If you able to help, show me how you clean your system with terminal.

[cortman]

You mean this?

[sharif_aly]

Yeah, But something that I can run from terminal, like the commend I mention.

[slickymaster]

Getting rid of Residual Config packages
In Synaptic Package Manger, there is a built-in feature that gets rid of old Residual Config packages. Residual Config packages are usually dependency packages that are left behind after you uninstall a package from your machine. To use this feature, go to System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager. On the bottom left hand corner of the window, click the Status button. In the list above the Sections, Status, Search, and Custom buttons, you should see the following text:

Installed
Installed (local or obsolete)
Not installed
Residual config

Click on the "Residual config" text. If the "Residual config dialogue does not appear, that means you do not have any Residual Config packages on your machine. If you see the packages that popped up in the window on the right, those are the Residual Config packages. To get rid of these, click on the box to the left of the package name and select "Mark for Complete Removal". After you have done that for all of the Residual Config packages, look at the top of the Synaptic Package Manger window and click the green check mark with the text "Apply" right under it. That button will flush all those Residual Config packages.

[sharif_aly]

Getting rid of Residual Config packages
In Synaptic Package Manger, there is a built-in feature that gets rid of old Residual Config packages. Residual Config packages are usually dependency packages that are left behind after you uninstall a package from your machine. To use this feature, go to System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager. On the bottom left hand corner of the window, click the Status button. In the list above the Sections, Status, Search, and Custom buttons, you should see the following text:

Installed
Installed (local or obsolete)
Not installed
Residual config

Click on the "Residual config" text. If the "Residual config dialogue does not appear, that means you do not have any Residual Config packages on your machine. If you see the packages that popped up in the window on the right, those are the Residual Config packages. To get rid of these, click on the box to the left of the package name and select "Mark for Complete Removal". After you have done that for all of the Residual Config packages, look at the top of the Synaptic Package Manger window and click the green check mark with the text "Apply" right under it. That button will flush all those Residual Config packages.

I am not using GUI version of Ubuntu, Server Platform ( Only Terminal ).

That's Why I've asked.

[slickymaster]

I am not using GUI version of Ubuntu, Server Platform ( Only Terminal ).

That's Why I've asked.

Getting rid of partial packages

sudo apt-get autoclean && apt-get autoremove

Getting rid of "orphaned" packages:

sudo apt-get install deborphan
sudo deborphan | xargs sudo apt-get -y remove --purge

[schragge]

deborphan, cruft, debfoster, apt-get autoremove, tmpreaper (check that your /tmp filesystem isn't mounted noatime if you're planning to use this), rdfind

[Habitual]

To clean files that is not needed, not just files of packages, like temp files and files which is not needed, mean all files.

If you able to help, show me how you clean your system with terminal.

clarify "not needed". Specific examples?

We can't read minds.