What Is Taking up Space Ubuntu?
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What is taking up space on Ubuntu?

To discover what’s taking up the used disk space, use du (disk usage). Type df and press enter in a Bash terminal window to get started. You’ll see a lot of output similar to the screenshot below. Using df without any options will display the available and used space for all mounted filesystems.

How do I free up disk space on Ubuntu?

Simple Ways to Free Up Space in Ubuntu Linux

  1. Step 1: Remove APT Cache. Ubuntu keeps a cache of the installed packages which are downloaded or installed earlier even after uninstallation. …
  2. Step 2: Clean Journal Logs. …
  3. Step 3: Clean Up unused Packages. …
  4. Step 4: Remove Old Kernels.
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