I know Ubuntu Tweak can be used clean up a system. It had been opted to be used by "power users".
I don't know of other solutions, but it would be a good idea to think of what the janitor *should* do, either by looking up old designs or thinking out a proper design what it should do. With metta, Chris On May 1, 2012 7:07 PM, "supernova" <supernova...@gmail.com> wrote: > Many say that computer janitor is bad. > Is there a substitute or should we Felipe something better? > Supernova > > Il giorno martedì 1 maggio 2012, Chris Druif <chrisdr...@ubuntu.com> ha > scritto: > > I don't know how janitor works in the background but I do have a > terminal command laying about that can be safely used to automatically used > to remove old-kernels. Just say if it would make your life easier. > > > > With metta, Chris > > > > On May 1, 2012 2:17 PM, "supernova" <supernova...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> I'm trying computer janitor on precise: it has a problem because wanted > to uninstall packages from leksmark that manage printer/fax. > >> remains the necessity to clean cache and old kernels. > >> Supernova > >> > >> > Sent from my iPod > >> > On Apr 29, 2012, at 12:17 PM, Chris Druif <chrisdr...@ubuntu.com> > wrote: > >> > > >> > If I look at precise: > >> > packages.ubuntu.com/precise/linux-image-3.2.0-23-generic > >> > packages.ubuntu.com/precise/linux-image-3.2.0-23-generic-pae > >> > Which gives all the installed sizes of the generic kernel. All are in > excess of 100 MB, with amd64 topping the list at around 130 MB. > >> > > >> > It is something trivial if you ask me and should be optional to be > automated. When the algorithm has proved to not break the system it should > be turned on by default. But that is all positive thinking about the future. > >> > > >> > With metta, Chris > >> > > >> > On Apr 29, 2012 6:38 PM, "Elias K Gardner" <zork...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 12:28 PM, Ian Santopietro <isan...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> Quite frankly, the kernel packages accumulating throughout a cycle > don't really take up a significant portion of storage. I don't think its > worth the risk of causing OS damage just to clear out a few MB of disk > space. > >> >> > >> >> Aren't they upwards of 100MB each? Numerous times I have been > running out of space and just needed to clear out the old kernels. > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > >> > Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net > >> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > >> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >> >
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