Cleanup Debian root files
apt clean
apt autoremove --purge
journalctl --disk-usage
# See current disk usage of journal logs
#sudo journalctl --vacuum-size=100M # Limit journal size to 100MB
#sudo journalctl --vacuum-time=7d # Keep logs only for the last 7 days
find /var/log -type f -name "*.gz" -delete
# Delete compressed logs
# sudo find /var/log -type f -name "*.1" -delete # Delete old uncompressed logs (adjust number as needed)
cp /dev/null /var/log/syslog # This empties the file
find /tmp -type f -atime +7 -delete # Delete files older than 7 days in /tmp
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