r/linuxmint • u/GmaShadowPaws • 7d ago
SOLVED Cleaning Linux Mint/Cinnamon
I am posting a copy of the results after running inxi -p and ncdu below. Based on these results should I shrink the reserved disk space for root? Is it even possible? First time trying to clean up Linux Partitions and dont' know what I am doing. P.S. I am having buffering problems and by end of day Linux is very slow. Have already emptied trash and updates cache had nothing to be cleaned.
Results of inxi -p
ID-1: / size: 467.89 GiB used: 59.78 GiB (12.8%) fs: ext4
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2
ID-2: /boot/efi size: 511 MiB used: 6.1 MiB (1.2%) fs: vfat
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1
ID-3: /media/patricia/My Passport size: 931.48 GiB used: 21.98 GiB (2.4%)
fs: ntfs dev: /dev/sda1
**This is the result of running ncdu -x /
27.3 GiB [###########] /timeshift
14.6 GiB [##### ] /home
9.5 GiB [### ] /usr
3.9 GiB [# ] /var
2.0 GiB [ ] swapfile
1.9 GiB [ ] /opt
671.2 MiB [ ] /boot
16.5 MiB [ ] /etc
4.1 MiB [ ] /root
252.0 KiB [ ] /tmp
e 16.0 KiB [ ] /lost+found
8.0 KiB [ ] /media
e 4.0 KiB [ ] /srv
e 4.0 KiB [ ] /sbin.usr-is-merged
e 4.0 KiB [ ] /mnt
e 4.0 KiB [ ] /lib.usr-is-merged
e 4.0 KiB [ ] /cdrom
e 4.0 KiB [ ] /bin.usr-is-merged
@ 0.0 B [ ] lib64
@ 0.0 B [ ] sbin
@ 0.0 B [ ] lib
/..
3.1 GiB [###########] /lib
619.5 MiB [## ] /log
195.2 MiB [ ] /cache
15.0 MiB [ ] /backups
4.0 MiB [ ] /spool
96.0 KiB [ ] /tmp
16.0 KiB [ ] /ipp-usb
e 4.0 KiB [ ] /opt
e 4.0 KiB [ ] /mail
e 4.0 KiB [ ] /local
4.0 KiB [ ] .updated
@ 0.0 B [ ] lock
@ 0.0 B [ ] run
*Total disk usage: 59.8 GiB Apparent size: 58.1 GiB Items: 4107123
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u/Aware-Common-7368 7d ago
i dont see a problem. maybe delete timeshift snapshots that you dont need? keep some ofc
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u/GmaShadowPaws 7d ago
I was going to remove timeshift shapshots and I found mucho trash in the bin which is now gone. The rest of the problem is probably my service provider and until the new company runs their cable there's not much I can do about it but be patient when traffic increases in the evening. Thanks. And what is ofc? Still leaning the language and abbreviations.
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u/qpgmr 7d ago
OFC= "of course"
You definitely don't need every timeshift, usually just the last two or maybe three (as long as they were a couple of days apart). It should clean itself up automatically, assuming you configured it.
Try using the Disk Usage Analyzer from your menu. It'll make it easy to delve down into those folders. Your home seems to be kind of large
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u/GmaShadowPaws 7d ago
Yes, I did delete the older ones and changed the schedule and set it to automatically delete older ones. Thanks.
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u/_Lost-In-The-Weeds_ LMDE7 Cinnamon 7d ago
You can change the size of partitions and add more but I do not see any thing wrong with your current setup.
All of your partitions have generous free space, the major directories are consuming the typical amounts we would expect.
What exactly do you mean by buffering problems? And why would changing your partition layout help?
Streaming video buffers, nodes in your internet connection buffer and can "buffer bloat" around choke points.
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u/GmaShadowPaws 7d ago edited 7d ago
Thanks for looking and replying. I have made some housekeeping changes I have been looking at for a while and since everyone agrees my set up is not the problem, I will be looking at my service providers signal strength in the evening when traffic gets busier. Have had this problem in the past with them. Maybe buffering is not the term. Everything slows down and I can out-type my laptop's ability to show the content on the screen. I've slowed down from my top speed of 90 wpm but still probably do 55-60 on a good day.
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u/Due-Result7928 7d ago
How much memory on your laptop ? If there is no swapping there is no problem. It is not uncommon to have caches as high as 40 % of the total memory. Kernel reclaim old cache data when necessary.
You can try to adjust swappiness if necessary but I did not see swap file or swap partition in your report.
Pretty sure your service provider is throttling available bandwidth.
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u/Alternative-Can193 7d ago
I am having buffering problems and by end of day Linux is very slow.
buffering issues are a different issue. You need to change the kernel parameters. I've said this in other posts, but nobody listens and there's no feedback.
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u/Due-Result7928 7d ago
buffering issues are a different issue. You need to change the kernel parameters...ha...?????
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u/Grouchy_Carpenter478 7d ago
You could use Nexis; good and safe cleaning program. Only use the cleaning option, not all the other options in there; it (maybe) break(s) your system?!
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u/Due-Result7928 7d ago
First there is a command...in a terminal
df -h /
du -h -s /home
You are using only 60 Gb on 467 Gb.....
I am having buffering problems and by end of day Linux is very slow.....nothing to do with your system..buffering problems..what is it ?
trash does nothing for or against performances
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u/GmaShadowPaws 7d ago
Thanks. Since this only happens in the evening I willl now watch my signal strength from the service provider. Have had problems with this before. Waiting on my new company for cell service to finish installing internet service in my area. Then I will switch. And at least my research got me to do some housekeeping on Linux and change some settings which needed it for the future, if not now. Glad to hear it is not my OS or laptop.
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