How Do I Find Unused Files in Linux?
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How do I find unwanted files in Linux?

fslint is a Linux utility to remove unwanted and problematic cruft in files and file names and thus keeps the computer clean. A large volume of unnecessary and unwanted files are called lint. fslint remove such unwanted lint from files and file names.

How do I delete unused files in Linux?

1) Remove the unwanted packages that are no longer required

It removes orphaned packages which are not longer needed from the system, but not purges them. To purge them, use the –purge option together with the command for that.

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