{"id":7807,"date":"2021-06-28T03:25:31","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T03:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/?p=7807"},"modified":"2021-06-28T03:25:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T03:25:31","slug":"how-to-clear-apt-cache-on-ubuntu-20-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/ubuntu\/how-to-clear-apt-cache-on-ubuntu-20-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Clear Apt Cache on Ubuntu 20.04"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. Introduction<\/h2>\n

Ubuntu users usually use the command apt-get to install software packages on their operating systems. Whenever they run the apt-get command, a .deb file will be saved on their local machine. This helps packages can be accessed locally, so when you need to reinstall them, it\u2019s will speed up the installation process.<\/p>\n

The downloaded deb files are located in \/var\/cache\/apt\/archives\/. When you run the apt-get update and apt-get install command, the apt cache will be updated.<\/p>\n

This tutorial will show you the way to clear the apt cache on your Ubuntu machine.<\/p>\n

2. Why we need to remove the apt cache?<\/h2>\n

As time goes by, the cache increases so much and it will take up a lot of memory. When you removing a software package then reinstall it, your operating system will search for the local apt cache, and the same version of the software will be reinstalled.<\/p>\n

To list all the deb files, run:<\/p>\n

$ ls \/var\/cache\/apt\/archives<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
In order to check how much disk space occupied by the apt cache, let\u2019s run the following command:<\/p>\n
$ sudo du -sh \/var\/cache\/apt\/archives<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
It takes 110MB.<\/p>\n
3. Clear the apt cache<\/h2>\n
It\u2019s time to clear the apt cache on your Ubuntu machine. You can simply run the following command:<\/p>\n
$ sudo apt-get clean<\/pre>\n
Now, let\u2019s list all files in \/var\/cache\/apt\/archives again:<\/p>\n
$ ls \/var\/cache\/apt\/archives<\/pre>\n
<\/p>\n
As you can see, all of the deb files have already been removed.<\/p>\n
4. Conclusion<\/h2>\n
You\u2019ve already go through the steps of listing and cleaning the apt cache on your Ubuntu system.<\/p>\n
If you have any concerns, please let me know. Thank you for reading.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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