The screenshot shows how to use `apt-get clean` command to clears out the local repository of retrieved package files. It removes everything but the lock file from /var/cache/apt/archives/ and /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/ to free disk space.

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1. nixCraft 🐧 (nixcraft@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 23-Feb-2025 04:40:45 JST nixCraft 🐧

   You can clears out the local repository of retrieved package files to get back disk space on your #Debian / #Ubuntu #Linux system. Just run

   sudo apt-get clean
   # OR
   sudo apt-get autoclean

   The difference between 'clean' and `autoclean` is that it only removes package files that can no longer be downloaded, and are largely useless. This allows a cache to be maintained over a long period without it growing out of control. https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-remove-all-rc-packages-on-debian-ubuntu-linux-apt-get/