{"id":13145,"date":"2017-05-09T11:18:22","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T05:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=13145"},"modified":"2017-05-09T11:18:22","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T05:48:22","slug":"use-linux-miss-ccleaner-check-alternatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/use-linux-miss-ccleaner-check-alternatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Use Linux And Miss CCleaner? Check Out These Alternatives"},"content":{"rendered":"

Of all the product applications considered \u201cmust-haves\u201d for a PC, CCleaner is presumably a standout amongst the most well-known. Lightweight yet capable, it\u2019s a framework utility that cleans a wide range of garbage (e.g. brief documents, invalid registry sections) from your PC, in this manner guaranteeing that it continues working the way it should, sans any issues. Not just that, it additionally does bunches of other cool stuff, including everything from cleansing browsing history to uninstalling programs. In any case, as unfathomable as it seems to be, CCleaner is accessible for Windows and OS X, in this way forgetting Linux clients in the driving rain.<\/p>\n[ad type=\u201dbanner\u201d]\n

In any case, don\u2019t you stress people. There are many applications\/solutions that give (pretty much) an indistinguishable usefulness from CCleaner, accessible for Linux. Can\u2019t hold your dynamism? Here\u2019s a posting of the best CCleaner choices for Linux.<\/p>\n

1. BleachBit<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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bleachbit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Utterly simple to use, BleachBit makes quick work of getting your Linux PC rid of unwanted stuff. From thumbnail cache and broken desktop files, to debug logs and temporary files, this open-source CCleaner alternative can clean up just about everything. Just select the\u00a0junk files and content you want gone, and hit the Clean button. And that\u2019s nothing.\u00a0BleachBit supports close to 100 applications<\/strong>\u00a0(including browsers, office suites, media players, and much more)\u00a0whose leftovers it can clean up<\/strong>. In addition,\u00a0it includes the functionality to shred files and wipe free disk space, thus almost exactly mirroring the feature set that CCleaner provides<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

And even if you happen to use Windows along with Linux, BleachBit has you covered, as it\u2019s available for Windows as well. And we mention that it was\u00a0used by internationally renowned security technologist Bruce Schneier<\/strong><\/a>, while working with the secret documents provided by Edward Snowden?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Install in Ubuntu & Derivatives:<\/strong><\/p>\n

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:n-muench\/programs-ppa<\/code><\/p>\n

sudo apt-get update<\/code><\/p>\n

sudo apt-get install bleachbit<\/code><\/p><\/blockquote>\n[ad type=\u201dbanner\u201d]\n

Download<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2. Ubuntu Tweak Tool<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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ubuntu tweak tool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If your Linux distro of choice is Ubuntu (or anything else based on it), Ubuntu Tweak Tool is something you\u00a0should definitely use. It\u2019s a\u00a0utility that makes using and configuring Ubuntu a lot easier, and includes\u00a0options for tweaking advanced settings, quickly\u00a0updating apps, and\u00a0much more. But one of its most useful components is the\u00a0Janitor\u00a0<\/strong>sub-module, which\u00a0makes removing unwanted stuff like broken\/old packages, config files, cache etc., a matter of a few clicks<\/strong>. It can be accessed via its own tab, and lets you delete space hogging junk,\u00a0either selectively, or all at once.<\/p>\n

In summation, Ubuntu Tweak Tool (or more specifically, its\u00a0Janitor<\/strong>\u00a0sub-module) can be considered as a\u00a0bare-bones CCleaner alternative for Linux<\/strong>. That being said, it doesn\u2019t really provide any extra functionality (e.g. program uninstallation, file shredding).<\/p>\n

Install in Ubuntu & Derivatives:<\/strong><\/p>\n

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix\/ppa<\/code><\/p>\n

sudo apt-get update<\/code><\/p>\n

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak<\/code><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Download<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

3. Sweeper<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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sweeper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Essentially, Sweeper is a part of the\u00a0<\/strong>KDE<\/strong> utilities suite<\/strong><\/a>, and an extremely simple system cleaner utility. Although\u00a0the functionality provided by Sweeper is extremely minimal (and by no means comparable to what CCleaner provides),\u00a0it can come in handy for those who just want to delete basic junk files occasionally.\u00a0Sweeper can\u00a0clean web-browsing related data (e.g. browsing history, cache, cookies), as well as general files like clipboard contents, recently accessed documents, and thumbnail cache<\/strong>. That\u2019s pretty much all there\u2019s to it.<\/p>\n

However, Sweeper\u2019s working is clunky, and during our testing, it only worked half of the time. So that\u2019s something to be kept in mind.<\/p>\n

Install in Ubuntu & Derivatives:<\/strong><\/p>\n

sudo apt-get install sweeper<\/code><\/p>\n

sudo apt-get update<\/code><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Download<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

4. FSLint<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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fslint<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Although FSLint seems confusing at first, once you get a hang of it, things get easy. FSLint is basically a duplicate file finder application, but it can also be used to delete (some) unwanted and junk files, thus making it a (sort of) CCleaner alternative for Linux.<\/p>\n

In addition to duplicate files,\u00a0FSLint can also find\u00a0temp files, bad IDs, empty directories, and things like that<\/strong>. You can even manually specify the locations to be searched. Once the results are displayed, all you have to do is select the unwanted\/duplicate files\u00a0you want gone, and hit Delete.<\/p>\n

Install in Ubuntu & Derivatives:<\/strong><\/p>\n

sudo apt-get install fslint<\/code><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Download<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Ready to clean up your Linux machine?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

The somewhat limited availability of popular software applications on Linux has always been an issue, especially for new users. However, things are much better now than they used to be, as seen evinced by the above discussion of CCleaner alternatives. Want a powerful disk cleaning utility that almost mirrors CCleaner in terms of feature set? Go for Bleach Bit. Would rather prefer something simpler? Try Sweeper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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