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
Keep following me on twitter and G+. Lots of love. :)
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
Keep following me on twitter and G+. Lots of love. :)
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