Can I automate filesystem cleanup?

Question

I have a multi-user system and recently started receiving messages saying

low disk space in filesystem /root

and the same for /boot.

/boot was at 100% capacity, so I ran:

sudo apt-get autoremove

I want to automate this so I don't have to do it manually. Thanks from a first-timer!

See http://askubuntu.com/questions/2368/how-do-i-set-up-a-cron-job — muru, Jul 30 '14 at 18:44
Here is another one with examples... http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/06/15-practical-crontab-examples/ — Scott Goodgame, Jul 30 '14 at 19:22

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 30 '14 at 18:38

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You could just set up a cron job to run say, every 2 hours like this....

sudo crontab -e

When the editor starts, add this to the end

0 */2 * * *  apt-get autoremove

If you are using the default editor (nano) hit Control O (the letter) and Enter to save and then Control X to exit.

answered Jul 30 '14 at 18:38

Scott Goodgame

Thanks! And to just to be clear, these will run as a root command, not just for one user? – SyOpsTommy Jul 30 '14 at 19:16
@mrtommy Since we are editing root's crontab (note the `sudo`), this will run as the root user. – muru Jul 30 '14 at 19:17

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