Re: freeing up some space
On Wednesday 12 January 2022 12:48:38 am David Wright wrote:
> And now you want to aimlessly zap a few more directories for no better
> reason than the fact that they look unused. Well, take a look at
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2020/10/msg00308.html
> where I measured how much disk space I might reclaim by purging all
> the non-English localization files on the system: a measly 358MB.
I've seen some of that stuff in there, too...
And yes, I remember that post.
> Is it worth the hassle and potential future trouble. I was under the
> impression that you wanted to get your out-of-date system in order,
> ready for the next upgrade step. Why would you want to prejudice the
> smooth running of your upgrade path just for a few hundred MB.
This is funny, I remember when an 80MB drive was *huge*. :-)
I'm aiming to clean things up a bit so that I don't end up downloading stuff I don't need, and never use. Save myself some time.
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