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2024/10/31

Ubuntu : How to clean up space from logs ?

Clean accumulated .deb files from /var/cache/apt/archives

Move .deb files to external drive
cd /var/cache/apt/archives
sudo mv *.deb /media/sangram/Elements/Ubuntu22.4LTSAPTArchieve/
ls -lh .

Run autoclean
sudo apt-get autoclean

Truncate System,Kernel & Auth Logs:
sudo truncate -s 0 /var/log/syslog
sudo truncate -s 0 /var/log/auth.log
sudo truncate -s 0 /var/log/kern.log

Remove Apt Cache:
sudo truncate -s 0 /var/log/apt/history.log
sudo truncate -s 0 /var/log/apt/term.log

cd /var/log/apt
sudo rm -rf *.gz
ls -lh /var/log/apt/

Restart rsynclog servicea
sudo systemctl restart rsyslog


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