root partition disk is full, how to clear it?
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Solution 1
You could use baobab, a disk usage analyzer. It is installed by default
It will help you troubleshoot your problem.
https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Baobab
Solution 2
try sudo apt-get autoclean to remove the apt cache. It will give you some more space.
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Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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user88710 almost 2 years
I have a brand new System76 laptop w/15.04, 250G SSD as root partition. I was playing around with pycharm, doing a tutorial when i get a pop-up saying no disk space remaining. I close out of pycharm and open file manager, sure enough, my ssd is full. I've rebooted, but still have my root part full.
How do i find out whats filling it up and clear it out??
UPDATE: I used a 'du -k / | sort -n' to find the largest files being used on the disk, then deleted them.
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Eduardo Cola about 9 yearsYou can remove: 1) Older or unused kernels (they use quite a few space); 2) Unused programs; 3) You could clear your home folder; 4) Always use Ctrl+H in your file manager to show hidden directories/folders. -
user88710 about 9 yearsthis is a brand new machine, no older kernels, very few programs installed, home folder is practically empty...
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user88710 about 9 yearsdon't have gparted installed, and cant install it. (tried apt-get install gparted, got: "The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened"
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Eduardo Cola about 9 yearsDid you use this partition before installing Ubuntu?
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user88710 about 9 yearsI didn't do the install, System76 did.
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Eduardo Cola about 9 yearsBut anyway, did you use the partition before Ubuntu?
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user88710 about 9 yearsIt came to me with ubuntu installed, so, no, i never used it before ubuntu... FYI- i cant post a screenshot because i have no reputation....
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Eduardo Cola about 9 yearsDo you have an Ubuntu Live CD?
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro almost 9 yearsTHIS QUESTION IS NOT A DUPLICATE. There is a problem with Ubuntu 15.04 filling up the /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ directory. This has struck others as well. I will post the answer if the question is reopened.
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anilbey almost 7 yearsit freed 1.5GB in my machine! -
SDsolar over 6 yearsMy God, Magnum. I needed this name to be able to use it with sudo. Thanks much.