[ubuntu-uk] Finding space on EEEPC

[Jonathon Fernyhough]

2009/12/14 Tony Pursell <ajp at princeswalk.fsnet.co.uk>:
> Hi all
>
> I'm looking for some advice on how I might get some free space on
> my EEEPC.  Its the original model with a 4GB SSD and I also have a
> 4GB SD card.  I put UNR (9.04) on it in May/June and haven't added
> to many extras.  I'm sure back then I had about 1GB free.
>
> The problem is that I seem to have less and less free space as time
> goes by and almost every time I run update manager it tells me I
> have too little space left on the SSD. Currently the SSD is 95% full.
>
> I have done the obvious things I can think of to free up space.  All my
> documents, etc are on the SD card, not in my home directory folders.
> I have removed all the unused kernels and their associated files from
> /boot and /usr/src (its a pity that Computer Janitor does't do that
> anymore).
>
> Any suggestions for further cleanup action would be welcome.
>
> Tony
>

$ sudo aptitude clean

Also install Bleachbit. It's in the Lucid repo, IIRC it's in Karmic,
if not it's got a PPA.

Jonathon