How to free up disk space on Ubuntu and Linux for more capacity?

Like any other operating system, Linux gradually accumulates unnecessary files and documents that take up hard drive space. Is that why today we are going to teach you how to free up disk space in Ubuntu and Linux to get more capacity?

Do you see yourself with less and less space inside Ubuntu or Linux? Most likely the applications or system tools have gradually accumulated unnecessary files. In any case, just as you can free up space on your Windows hard drive, you can also free up storage space within Ubuntu Linux.

How to free up disk space on Ubuntu and Linux for more capacity?

The Ubuntu operating system has more updates that are applied over time, these applications seek to greatly improve the functioning and capabilities of the platform. However, they can also pose a problem, as we will highlight below.

Unfortunately the updates we download will remain stored in the system even after being applied, this, as you can imagine, takes up valuable space on our computer, so it would be better to delete them to free up storage space.

To solve this problem we will install an application called «Bleach Bit», you can download and use it very easily and if you follow our guide, but remember that you can also access its website - Bleach Bit:

1. The first thing you should do is open the terminal, now type the following command "Sudo apt install bleachbit" then press the «Enter» key and wait until the application download and installation process is complete.
2. Once the installation is complete, the program will appear in the system application list. To use it, you just have to run it and that way all traces of old updates will be properly cleaned.

Remember that there is always the option to delete temporary files from Windows, MacOS, and Linux, which may help you release something slower on your computer.

Ubuntu Tweak, a tool to free up space in Linux

Another application that will be very useful for eliminating applications or residues that occupy the memory of our hard drive within Ubuntu, is Ubuntu Tweak. Ubuntu Tweak is a great cleaning application, with which you can definitely free up a lot of space inside your Ubuntu or Linux system.

On this occasion it will be necessary to download the application from an external page, which can be accessed via the following Ubuntu Tweak link. It is a file that weighs very little, so the installation should be quite fast, in any case it will be necessary to install the App, a process that can be done as follows:

1. Open a terminal, so it must be inside the folder where you downloaded the Ubuntu Tweak installation file.
2. This can be done very easily by using the following "ls" command so that all Ubuntu base folders will be displayed. Now type the command «cd Downloads /», press Enter and type the following code «Downloads /ls».
3. Now you need to install the file, which you do with the command “sudo dpkg –t” followed by the name of the file, now press Enter.

Use the app

Now that you've installed the application, it's time to start using it for delete correctly all those unnecessary files and thus freeing up space on your hard drive within Ubuntu.

1. After the previous process you will have installed Ubuntu Tweak, now you just need to run it.
2. As you will see, the application has more options, in any case what interests us this time is "Cleaner", click that option.
3. The screen will show all possible options with the application, check all the boxes of what you want to delete.
4. After performing the above process, you just have to click on the "Clean" option. The system may ask you to provide your Ubuntu account credentials, just enter these details and continue.

Using the previous method, you can delete any space that applications or files you don't use are taking up, freeing up storage space within your Ubuntu or Linux system.

Also, be aware that there are other ways to clean up your Ubuntu Linux system and get better overall performance from your computer.