how do I clear out log files and such

Question

I have 9.5 GB of log files and would like to clear them from my system and keep that much stuff from being created, how do I do this?

Here is the output from sudo du -sh /var/* ~/.xsession-errors:

13M /var/backups
204M    /var/cache
112M    /var/crash
4.0K    /var/games
503M    /var/lib
4.0K    /var/local
0       /var/lock
9.5G    /var/log
85M     /var/mail
4.0K    /var/metrics
24K     /var/opt
0       /var/run
1.7M    /var/spool
391M    /var/tmp
11G     /var/tvmobili
20K     /var/www
224K    /home/school/.xsession-errors

What is making your logs grow to that size? That seems a bit excessive. — Cipher Menial, Apr 04 '13 at 05:10

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 04 '13 at 05:54

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Two programs work great in cleaning: Ubunutu Tweak and Bleachbit. The first is user-friendly and therefore less dangerous and therefore less powerful. The second can break your system but if you know what you're doing can be really useful.

Good luck

answered Apr 04 '13 at 05:54

Mudito

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I happen to use bleachbit myself for general stuff, but I also have a script do delete logs... This previous post is useful http://askubuntu.com/questions/171678/ubuntu-can-i-delete-var-log-files-due-to-low-root-space – Scott Goodgame Apr 04 '13 at 06:01

how do I clear out log files and such

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