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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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PSA: Remember to also check hidden directories you don't even know about for waste of space (feddit.org)

submitted 1 week ago by 30p87@feddit.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Apparently, Prism Launcher chose to adhere to the idiotic principle of the hidden "trashbin", .Trash-$(uid), invented by Ubuntu. Even though it's based on QT. This can't be disabled. It accumulated 139 GB of literal Trash, fully replaceable, over time. Just ... why? There's even an open issue about this, for over a year, referenced multiple times. I guess I have another point on my agenda.

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[–] DrDystopia@lemy.lol 24 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Doesn't people use a disk usage scanner every once in a while to find out if there's something hogging space?

[–] 30p87@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I do, except I always used du -hs *, which does not include hidden (.-Prefixed) files. So a double trap.

[–] rxxrc@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago

shopt -s dotglob will make * include .dotfiles.

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