Five Best Linux File System cleanup tools

BKJIA: You must have heard of Windows cleanup tools. Although there are different solutions, their functions and purposes are the same. In the field of Linux File Systems, the popularity of such cleanup tools may not be so high. Whether you believe it or not, the cleanup tool for the Linux camp also exists. This article will introduce you to the best of them. Some of the tools you may have heard about, some of which have been integrated into your familiarity, and some of which are truly unknown. In any case, these tools will help us keep the Linux File System clean and tidy. Let's take a look at it.

1: Synaptic

Synaptic includes a feature that is actually built into apt and some other software package managers), which can help us clear unnecessary residual configuration files. These files usually survive the package uninstallation process and continue to reside on our computer. This tool is very easy to use, just click the Status button) in the lower left corner of the screen), and then click the Residual Config Residual configuration in the upper left pane) list. Now you can select the configuration file to be removed in the upper right pane and click "application" to clean up. Very simple.

2: BleachBit

BleachBit is a convenient tool that can protect user privacy while clearing disk space, and play a role in both Linux and Windows systems. BleachBit will release various types of cache, delete cookies, clear Internet history records, smash temporary files, and discard various system spam that may be ignored by us. BleachBit has an excellent graphic user interface. With its help, users can easily select the objects they want to clean up. Unlike the general method of selecting a file or file type, it uses a tree structure, from which we can select a wide range of cleanup objects from the application to the system list. You can also clear the drive or directory through BleachBit, or even preview the impact of deletion before the actual operation. BleachBit is a more powerful cleaning tool than other similar products. We recommend that you use it with caution.

3: GtkOrphan

GtkOrphan allows you to easily remove isolated software packages from your Debian system. Generally, GtkOrphan is not pre-installed, so you need to manually install it through Synaptic or command line ). GtkOrphan is a graphic front-end of deborphan. It can scan and remove various isolated libraries in the system. Based on the degree of isolation, this tool can help the system save a lot of storage space. However, due to the dependency between libraries and applications, please be cautious when determining whether to delete them.

4: Cruft

Cruft is a command line tool that can detect the global system and remove unnecessary content. Most of its detection results are collected from the dpkg database, and a set of "additional files" lists are provided. The list details the lifecycle information such as the installation and removal of software packages. This tool has a variety of functional options, including:

• -D-only search for specific drives
• -Chroots-do not check the validity of symbolic links in these directories
• -Ignore a specific directory
• -R-output report file

5: Gconf-Cleaner

Gconf-Cleaner is a tool similar to Windows Registry Cleaner. This tool checks the Gconf database (Gconf registry-GNOME configuration database) and removes useless and outdated projects. It is easy to use, and the longer the desktop system is used, the more projects it can discover and remove. This is a GUI tool, as we all expect), and you need to use it with caution, which is similar to the Windows registry cleaner ). Although I have never found any problems when using this tool, it may still mistakenly Delete the necessary GNOME configuration file. Good news? If it is helpless to our GNOME desktop system, we can simply delete the GNOME configuration directory to make everything start from scratch.

Please be careful ......

There are still many cleanup tools on the Linux system platform, but the several recommended options in this article are enough to keep your system clean and tidy. But remember: when cleaning the system, whether it is to save storage space or simply remove unnecessary/unwanted file residues ), be cautious-especially when dealing with libraries, relevance, and other projects that require root permissions.

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