Cleaning up disk space on Ubuntu is a common task to keep your system running smoothly and prevent "disk full" errors. Here's a comprehensive guide, starting with identifying what's taking up space:
1. Inspect Disk Usage
Before you start deleting, it's good to know where your disk space is being used.
- Graphical Tool (Disk Usage Analyzer - Baobab):
- If you have a desktop environment, the "Disk Usage Analyzer" (often called Baobab) is a great visual tool. You can usually find it by searching in your applications menu. If not installed, you can install it with:
- If you have a desktop environment, the "Disk Usage Analyzer" (often called Baobab) is a great visual tool. You can usually find it by searching in your applications menu. If not installed, you can install it with:
sudo apt install baobab