How Do I Free up Space on Ubuntu Boot Disk?

Robert Thorne
Robert Thorne
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Contents How Do I Free up Space on Startup Ubuntu? Safest Way to Clean up Boot Partition – Ubuntu 14.04Lts-X64, Ubuntu 16.04Lts-X64 Check the Current Kernel...

How Do I Free up Space on Ubuntu Boot Disk?
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How do I free up space on startup Ubuntu?

Safest way to clean up boot partition – Ubuntu 14.04LTS-x64, Ubuntu 16.04LTS-x64

  1. Check the current kernel version. $ uname -r. …
  2. Remove the OLD kernels. 2.a. …
  3. Get the list of kernel images. …
  4. Prepare Delete. …
  5. Clean up what’s making apt grumpy about a partial install. …
  6. Autoremove. …
  7. Update Grub. …
  8. Now you can update, install packages.

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How do I free up disk space?

Free up drive space in Windows 10

  1. Open the Start menu and select Settings > System > Storage. Open Storage settings.
  2. Turn on Storage sense to have Windows delete unneccesary files automatically.
  3. To delete unnecessary files manually, select Change how we free up space automatically.
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