3 Easy Ways to Free Up Space in Ubuntu Without Bricking Your Computer

For the last three months, I am using Ubuntu as the primary operating system of my computer. Repeated crashing of my Windows OS and hardware failure in my HP Pavilion Laptop forced me to try Ubuntu, and from the very same day, I am in love with this Open Source Software.

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In the initial stage, I thought of using Ubuntu as my secondary OS, so I allocated only 20GB of the hard drive for the OS but now I am in love with it. So as the days gone by my Ubuntu OS space is getting short. So I searched for methods to FREE UP SPACE from my OS so that I can use easily. So here I tried the below mentioned three ways to clean up or free up space on Ubuntu without damaging your computer OS or bricking your PC.

1. Cleaning of the APT Cache.

sudo apt-get clean

To clean up the APT Cache you have to enter the below-mentioned code in your terminal.

 sudo apt-get clean

After that, it will ask for your password. Type the password and hit enter. Now your APT Cache will get cleared.

Prior to that you see the size of your APT Cache by typing the code

du -sh /var/cache/apt/archives

 

2. Uninstall Unnecessary Apps and Games or Softwares.

Softwares take a lot of space in OS and there might be some of the apps or software which you might have used it ones and forget it.  So these take unnecessary space. So you can remove them from your OS and clean up your pc.

sudo apt-get autoremove

To remove packages that no longer required use the code provided below.

sudo apt-get autoremove

 3. Removing Old Kernels

If you really want to clean the space then without thinking of anything just clean the old unused kernels. This code will remove the old unused kernels so freeing up a lot of space.

sudo apt-get autoremove --purge

So these are the codes which will help you out in the cleaning of your Ubuntu and will give you a smoother process.

sudo apt-get autoremove --purge

Apart from that one can use system cleaners but this will again add a place on your hard drive.

So hoping that this post will help you out.

Signing Off.

Bye.

Do you know you can play Jigsaw Puzzle in VLC Player

Games are an essential part of our life and every one of us somehow loved it. One such game is of Jigsaw Puzzle.

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Here in today's blog post i would like to tell you how to get a game of Jigsaw puzzle from the video playing in VLC Player. Just go through

Tools -> Effects & Filters -> Video Effects -> Geometry -> Puzzle Game

Your video will be split up into jumbled jigsaw pieces - drag and drop to complete the picture. This will keep your kids entertained for hours! Especially if you increase the number of row/columns.

Which side of the paper the printer will print? Printer Hack

Its always be a great task to know which side the printer will print in a page. Either in top or in bottom face. Generally we go through simple hit and trial method. Today i am going to disclose how to know which side the printer will print using only a sign on the printer.

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Some printers print on front side while some on back of the paper. So the solution is, try to find the below mentioned icon near your printer paper tray.

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 If the icon has lines on the paper like this,

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it will print on front side of the paper and if the icon doesn't have lines on paper but on left top corner like this,

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it will print behind the paper.

Not interested in Resetting Computer Password with another Computer!

Resetting your Computers Password or someone else's computer password used to be a nightmare or challenge earlier. Nowadays their are various tools for resetting the password if by chance you forgot the computer password. Today I am going to tell you all about one such tool for resetting your Computer's Password with the help of other computer.

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iSumsoft Windows Password Refixer helps you to do that with ease. The Complete guide on How to Reset Your Computer Password with another Computer is provided in the below given link.

How to Reset Your Computer Password with Another Computer

When you forgot your computer password and locked yourself out of your computer, you must hope to reset your computer password so that you can regain access to your computer. But how can you reset computer password when you are locked out? Don't worry. You can reset your computer password with another computer .