Maureen Thomas composed on 2025-03-06 21:24 (UTC-0500):
> There are 15 files in Var and the biggest one is the cache file. Is it
> safe to get rid of the contents of the whole file. It takes up 57% of
> the drive.
The cache directory in /var/ normally grows with every update and upgrade,
holding
the downloaded packages from which those transactions sprout. In installations
in
which space is limited, the content of that directory needs at least to be
monitored, while it's easier simply to empty it after updates and upgrades are
successfully completed:
sudo apt-get clean
or
sudo apt clean
Monitoring disk space consumption is eminently easy and straight-forward by
running the ncdu utility.
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