BleachBit - Automatic GUI junk cleaner for Ubuntu. Free up your space and make Ubuntu Faster. The best CCleaner for Windows replacement in Ubuntu.

Ubuntu is fast. Faster than Windows or any other OS. It creates negligible amount of temporary/junk files. Still, we might sometimes show some extra love to our Ubuntu and clean those junk files. Its actually a very difficult task to clean junk from your Linux System because of the complex locations and names of the files. If you're on Windows, all you need to do is install a software like CCleaner and click clean but Ubuntu is a class apart. 

But, the exception has arrived, guys! A very easy to use, user-friendly, automatic GUI junk cleaner is now available for Ubuntu. BleachBit, like its name suggests, bleaches your system and cleans the junk files. There are a lot of options available in BleachBit.


Here's how to install:
 
Open a terminal and run:

sudo apt-get install bleachbit

 

After it is successfully installed, search for bleachbit in your dash:



There are two versions of this app available: Normal User and Root User.


I have run the root version of the app. You can see the number of options available in the app.

Please take care before cleaning everything out. Not everything that can be cleaned must be cleaned. You can also preview your system before cleaning it out. 

Preview will show what files will be deleted, here's a screenshot:


Love your Ubuntu back. Cleanliness is next to godliness.





Here's a list of options and their descriptions available: 

APT
autoclean: Delete obsolete files

autoremove: Delete obsolete files

clean: Delete the cache


Bash
History: Delete the command history


Deep scan
Backup files: Delete the backup files

.DS_Store: Delete the files

Thumbs.db: Delete the files

Temporary files: Delete the temporary files


Filezilla
File transfer client


Most recently used: Delete the list of recently used documents

Firefox
Web browser
Cache: Delete the web cache, which reduces time to display revisited pages

Cookies: Delete cookies, which contain information such as web site preferences, authentication, and tracking identification

Crash reports: Delete the files

DOM Storage: Delete HTML5 cookies

Download history: List of files downloaded

Form history: A history of forms entered in web sites and in the Search bar

Passwords: A database of usernames and passwords as well as a list of sites that should not store passwords

Session restore: Loads the initial session after the browser closes or crashes

Site preferences: Settings for individual sites

URL history: List of visited web pages

Vacuum: Clean database fragmentation to reduce space and improve speed without removing any data


Flash
Multimedia viewer


Cache: Delete the cache

Cookies: Delete cookies, which contain information such as web site preferences, authentication, and tracking identification

LibreOffice
Office suite
Cache: Delete the cache

History: Delete the usage history




Skype
Chat logs: Delete the chat logs






System
The system in general
Cache: Delete the cache

Clipboard: The desktop environment's clipboard used for copy and paste operations

Custom: Delete user-specified files and folders

Broken desktop files: Delete broken application menu entries and file associations

Free disk space: Overwrite free disk space to hide deleted files

Localizations: Delete files for unwanted languages

Memory: Wipe the swap and free memory

Recent documents list: Delete the list of recently used documents

Rotated logs: Delete old system logs

Temporary files: Delete the temporary files

Trash: Empty the trash

Thumbnails
 Cache: Delete the cache



Thunderbird
Cache: Delete the web cache, which reduces time to display revisited pages

Cookies: Delete cookies, which contain information such as web site preferences, authentication, and tracking identification

Index: Delete the files

Passwords: A database of usernames and passwords as well as a list of sites that should not store passwords

Vacuum: Clean database fragmentation to reduce space and improve speed without removing any data

VLC media player
Most recently used: Delete the most recently used list



X11

Debug logs: Delete the debug logs




System (Root options)
The system in general


Cache: Delete the cache

Clipboard: The desktop environment's clipboard used for copy and paste operations

Custom: Delete user-specified files and folders

Broken desktop files: Delete broken application menu entries and file associations

Free disk space: Overwrite free disk space to hide deleted files

Localizations: Delete files for unwanted languages

Memory: Wipe the swap and free memory

Recent documents list: Delete the list of recently used documents

Rotated logs: Delete old system logs

Temporary files: Delete the temporary files

Trash: Empty the trash





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