Condobloke
Well-Known Member
Doing a bit of light reading to clear a little detritus from the innards....came across this....
Setup Synaptic correctly
Another setting which should be checked and, if needed, set correctly can be found in Synaptic. To check, and correct this setting, open Synaptic and go to:
Setting > Preferences.
This will open the Preferences menu. Now click on the tab Files and check if this option is enabled: Delete downloaded packages after installation. If this option is not enabled, click it to enable it. After that, click the on button Delete Cached package Files to clear the cache.
Now click on Status in the left sidebar of Synaptic and check if there are any packages listed. If there are any packages listed, mark them for removal and click on Apply. This will remove all applications which are already removed.
The first two paragraphs are known about and are in place.....however, the third paragraph "click on Status and check if any packages listed" etc....is not familiar to me
So...went to syanpatic ....clicked on Status......and lo & behold...the packages fill a page and then some !!
I get a trifle edgy when deleting/removing large quantities of stuff such as that.
(Yes, Timeshift is in place)
Safe ?
Setup Synaptic correctly
Another setting which should be checked and, if needed, set correctly can be found in Synaptic. To check, and correct this setting, open Synaptic and go to:
Setting > Preferences.
This will open the Preferences menu. Now click on the tab Files and check if this option is enabled: Delete downloaded packages after installation. If this option is not enabled, click it to enable it. After that, click the on button Delete Cached package Files to clear the cache.
Now click on Status in the left sidebar of Synaptic and check if there are any packages listed. If there are any packages listed, mark them for removal and click on Apply. This will remove all applications which are already removed.
The first two paragraphs are known about and are in place.....however, the third paragraph "click on Status and check if any packages listed" etc....is not familiar to me
So...went to syanpatic ....clicked on Status......and lo & behold...the packages fill a page and then some !!
I get a trifle edgy when deleting/removing large quantities of stuff such as that.
(Yes, Timeshift is in place)
Safe ?