nala-clean(8)

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version 0.16.0 · 3 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

✨ NAME ✨

okay so this is nala-clean — it's from the Nala User Manual bestie, and it's the little guy that clears out your local archive of downloaded package files 💖

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

nala clean [--options]

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

nala clean goes in and removes the archives of package files that have been previously downloaded. like, the leftovers. the little souvenir .deb files your system was hoarding for no reason 🫶

those files typically live in /var/cache/apt/archives, so that's where the cleanup vibes happen.

and it doesn't stop there — pkgcache.bin and srcpkgcache.bin will also be removed. they're going too. no cap. 🧹✨

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • --lists — this one additionally cleans out the package lists normally found in /var/lib/apt/lists. these are the lists that get updated with nala update, iykyk 📋
  • --fetch — this will remove the nala-sources.list file created from nala fetch 🗑️
  • --debug — prints helpful information for solving issues. and bestie, listen: if you're submitting a bug report, try running the command again with --debug and giving the output to the devs, it may be helpful 👑🔍
  • -v, --verbose — disables the scrolling text and prints extra information. more words, less movement, we love a calm queen 🌈
  • -h, --help — shows this man page. hi, that's me, the page 🥰

Copyright (C) 2021, 2022 Blake Lee

and that's the whole page, babes 💜 this was nala-clean(8), version 0.16.0, dated 21 Apr 2025 — go forth and free up that disk space, main character energy only ✨💖🦋

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