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I've got a question regarding how to delete all source codes that I've downloaded.

I think it just consumes a lot of space without any benefit yet!

Thanks in advance :)

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  • How did you download the source codes - sudo apt-get source <package-name>? About the other question, please do post a new question :) – Nitin Venkatesh Jul 09 '12 at 14:03
  • @nitstorm thanks dear, i've downloaded 'em using Update manager but i've unchecked the rep. recently. I wanna remove all source codes. I'll post another question, thanks again :D – BaderSur Jul 09 '12 at 14:08
  • You mean you want to clear the Package Caches installed through update manager.Or do you want to Uninstall the installed packages. – atenz Jul 09 '12 at 14:19
  • @tijybba i meant to remove source codes of packages. how can i know what source codes that have been downloaded?! where are they stored?? – BaderSur Jul 09 '12 at 16:19
  • See the below @swift answer , and also visit the linked page for more reference. – atenz Jul 09 '12 at 16:25
  • @tijybba I saw it & have tried these commands before with no benifit! I'm gonna check the linked page soon. thanks :) – BaderSur Jul 09 '12 at 16:29
  • Then try manually deleting them from /var/cache/apt/archives , root access will be required to delete them, please refrain from deleting if dependency or partial update /upgrade like errors are seen – atenz Jul 09 '12 at 16:46

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I suggest you read this Community Documentation article: Recover Lost Disk Space

From link:

How to find lost space

To check the amount of space being used for package storage, run:

du -h /var/cache/apt/

How to Fix It

There are several system commands you can use to reduce or eliminate the number of locally stored packages.

  • Remove all expired packages from /var/cache/apt/archives and /var/cache/apt/archives/partial that are no longer available for download:

    sudo apt-get autoclean

    "Not available for download" does not mean the user should save them - normally these files have been replaced or are no longer needed.

  • Remove all the packages from /var/cache/apt/archives and /var/cache/apt/archives/partial folders:

    sudo apt-get clean

  • Remove unneeded dependencies which are no longer needed:

    sudo apt-get autoremove

Synaptic custom filter practice can also help for search packages:

You can use this method for searching custom packages, but I DON'T RECOMMEND IT as universal method for cleaning.

Settings -> Filters

You can choose different Statuses for New Filter :

New Filter with Status

And create different Properties :

New Filter with Properties

Good Luck!

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  • you are right; i wanna get more free space on my OS! I think update manager had installed source codes with applications as well. I wanna remove them from my system. above commands didn't help me! thanks anyway :D – BaderSur Jul 09 '12 at 16:26
  • then you should comment links in sourcelist which begin deb-src OR uncheck checkboxes for sources in repository settings ... then run sudo apt-get update and NEXT fix your space with commands above.

    Official guide have detailed practice for most cases about Recovering Missing Disk Space.

     – swift Jul 09 '12 at 16:40
  • thanks a lot but I'll check it later cuz my Internet subscription will finish soon! I'll let you know later on :D – BaderSur Jul 09 '12 at 17:27
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I use the Janitor option in Ubuntu Tweak that gets rid of a lot of extra space. Maybe this will delete your source files as well as it deletes all of the Update managers cached files.

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