How to keep your ubuntu system clean

This tutorial shows how to keep your ubuntu system clean with a simple bash script called ubucleaner.Ubucleaner is a simple bash script that help you to keep your computer clean.It uses apt and the kernel removing thing searches for ubuntu-only packages, so it can’t work on non-debian system and the result is undetermined for other debian-based system, but you can still use the other features of the script(you’ll just have to comment the parts you don’t want).

Features:
- Clean apt cache
- Remove config files left from uninstalled .deb packages(it happens if you don’t use the –purge switch with apt-get)
- Remove every kernel except the one you are using
- Empty the trashes of every user(including root)

Get Ubucleaner

Download from this page or just run this command:

wget http://www.opendesktop.org/CONTENT/content-files/71529-ubucleaner.sh

Then,make it executable:

sudo chmod +x 71529-ubucleaner.sh

Now,run the script to clean your system:

sudo ./71529-ubucleaner.sh

Related posts:

1. Clean up cache,useless file/kernel to free disk space by Ubuntu-Tweak
2. Clean useless files to free disk space and guard your privacy with BleachBit
3. How to Cleanup cache,useless packages in Ubuntu
4. Clean up Ubuntu old grub boot menu after upgrades
5. Tabu-Clean and Good-looking audio player in Ubuntu Linux