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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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I'm a Linux user since years and completely love the power, flexibility and security Linux has to offer. I migrated to Ubuntu 4 years back and no looking back since then. I don't like Windows on Desktop but Windows Phone is one heck of a thing. Totally love the UI and UX Windows phone flaunts. Windows Phone is actually how customizable a phone should be. But Ubuntu and Windows Phone are not good friends. Its really difficult to share files between them.

So, this is one software which I really love. BitTorrent Sync. It has a very light-weight user client which sits silently in the background and very user friendly mobile apps too. Now you'll say "I already have dropbox, blah blah!" so here's the answer, in your face. Dropbox creates an account on their website and everything you share goes to their server before it reaches your phone where as, Once a folder is added to Sync, it immediately tries to discover other devices that have a folder with the same key. Sync easily finds other devices by using multiple methods. It also allows Sync to work on a private network that is not connected to the Internet. These methods include contacting user-defined IP addresses, looking on the local network, using the distributed hash table (DHT), automatically registering with a Sync-specific BitTorrent tracker, and using a relay server. While devices becoming peers is an automated activity, all of these methods can be enabled/disabled by the user. Each file contained in a Sync folder has an associated torrent and is broken up into small pieces before it is transferred. Using the BitTorrent protocol, this protocol allows devices to receive file pieces from any peer simultaneously. The more devices a folder is shared with, the faster files are transferred. While the speed is not visible to the user, the accelerated speeds will be noticeable. File pieces are AES-128 encrypted when in transit. They are then decrypted and reassembled when they arrive at the destination. File pieces take the shortest and fastest path to get from one device to another. Transferring files on a local network is most often fastest, while using the relay server to reach a device halfway around the world is often the slowest. This is different than cloud services, which have to send files through centralized data centers and that's why its not like DropBox. I have never used DropBox in my life because if you're in India, you understand how painful is file sharing over the internet. (BSNL @ 60KBPS -_-)

You can get Sync at http://getsync.com/ The site is super cool and the software is very easy to install so I will not waste blogspot's database by writing about it. :p

After installing Sync, you can add a new folder.

Right click on the added folder and generate QR code. Scan this QR code in your mobile app.

A similar folder will appear in your windows phone.

You can now easily share files between your Ubuntu System and Windows phone. This app is also available for other devices.

Lots of love. :)

If you have ever used a Linux System, you know what real power is. Linux systems, including Ubuntu, are far far ahead of Windows Systems. After using Ubuntu for some four years, I have literally forgotten how Windows CMD works. I cannot do without some basic Ubuntu commands on a System.

If you feel you're at same place, here's a relief pill for you. A very small and lightweight set of binaries known as GOW (GNU On Windows) is now available. GOW installs over 100 small commands on your Windows system and makes it a bit useful.

GOW is available on GitHub for free at https://github.com/bmatzelle/gow

Here's a list of all the commands available:

basename 5.3.0
bc 1.06
bison 2.4.1
bunzip2 1.0.5
bzip2 1.0.5
bzip2recover 1.0.5
cat 5.3.0
chgrp 5.3.0
chmod 5.3.0
chown 5.3.0
cksum 5.3.0
comm 5.3.0
cp 5.3.0
csplit 5.3.0
curl 7.27.0
cURL 7.35.0
cut 5.3.0
dc 1.06
dd 5.3.0
df 5.3.0
diff 2.8.7
diff3 2.8.7
dircolors 5.3.0
dirname 5.3.0
dos2unix
du 5.3.0
egrep 2.5.4
env 5.3.0
expand 5.3.0
expr 5.3.0
factor 5.3.0
fgrep 2.5.4
flex 2.5.4a
fmt 5.3.0
fold 5.3.0
gawk 3.1.6
gfind 4.2.20
gow
grep 2.5.4
gsar 1.21
gzip 1.3.12-1
head 5.3.0
id 5.3.0
indent 2.2.10
join 5.3.0
jwhois 3.2.4
less 394
lesskey 394
ln 5.3.0
logname 5.3.0
ls 5.3.0
m4 1.4
make 3.8.1
md5sum 5.3.0
mkdir 5.3.0
mkfifo 5.3.0
mknod 5.3.0
mv 5.3.0
Nano 2.3.1
nl 5.3.0
od 5.3.0
pageant 0.62
paste 5.3.0
patch 2.5.9-7
pathchk 5.3.0
pcre3 7.0
plink 0.63
pr 5.3.0
printenv 5.3.0
printf 5.3.0
pscp 0.63
psftp 0.63
putty 0.63
puttygen 0.63
pwd 5.3.0
recode 3.6
rm 5.3.0
rmdir 5.3.0
sed 4.2.1
seq 5.3.0
sftp
sh
sha1sum 5.3.0
shar 4.2.1
sleep 5.3.0
sort 5.3.0
split 5.3.0
su 5.3.0
sum 5.3.0
sync 5.3.0
tac 5.3.0
tail 5.3.0
tar 1.13
tee 5.3.0
test 5.3.0
touch 5.3.0
tr 5.3.0
uname 5.3.0
unexpand 5.3.0
uniq 5.3.0
unix2dos
unrar 3.4.3
unshar 4.2.1
unzip 2.3
uudecode 4.2.1
vim 7.3_46
wc 5.3.0
wget 1.11.4
whereis
which 2.20
whoami 5.3.0
xargs 4.2.20
yes 5.3.0
zip 3.0

These basic commands will give you a linux like experience on a Windows based System.

We thank the author and contributors of GOW for releasing a much needed magic.
Lots of love! :)

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