Currently, cleanlinks is not friendly to Ubuntu. The use of it cripple the system and applications into unusable state. However the purpose of cleanlinks is very positive towards a lean and clean system. /usr/bin/cleanlinks removes broken symbolic links and empty directories, it's use can be good for all advantages, and it can also lessen the spins of a desktop live cd. All Ubuntu applications should create directories that it needs, when it doesn't exists. Use locate function to search for a specific file and directories, and not rely on symbolic links. Implementing those features to all Ubuntu applications will make the system smart. And I think cleanlinks should be use regularly upon shutdown. Regards, Joel -- Carpe Diem