How to clean your Linux PC with Sweeper – Easy Steps

Do you need to clean junk like recent documents, command history, cookies, etc., from your Linux PC? Look, sweeper. It is a small tool that can scan your Linux computer for junk files and clean it. Here’s how to use it on your system.

Installing Sweeper on Linux

Sweeper is an excellent cleaning tool, but sadly it is not pre-installed on any Linux operating system (apart from some KDE-based ones). So before we go over how you can clean up your Linux PC with the app, we’ll need to show you how to install it.

To begin the installation, you will need to open a terminal window. You can open a terminal window on the Linux desktop by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on the keyboard. Or search for “Terminal” in the application menu and run it that way.

With the terminal window open, you can begin the installation of Sweeper. Follow the installation instructions below to set up the Sweeper tool on your computer.

Ubuntu

In Ubuntu, you will be able to install the latest version of Sweeper on your Ubuntu computer using the fit to install command below.

sudo apt install sweeper

Debian

Those using Debian Linux (as long as it is on Debian 11, 10 or 9) will be able to install Sweeper quite easily via the “Main” software repository using the apt-get install command.

sudo apt-get install sweeper

Arch Linux

The Sweeper application is available to all Arch Linux users through the “Extra” software repository. If you are trying to get it to work on your system, make sure you have the “Extra” repository enabled. Then use the pacman -S command to configure Sweeper.

sudo pacman -S sweeper

Fedora

On Fedora Linux, users can install the Sweeper program from the “Fedora” software repository. To make it work on your system, use the following instalar dnf command below in a terminal.

sudo dnf install sweeper

OpenSUSE

The Sweeper application is available to OpenSUSE Linux users through the “Oss” software repository. To make it work on your computer, please use the following zypper installation command below.

sudo zypper install sweeper

Snap package

The KDE Project has packaged the Sweeper cleaning utility as a Snap package and made it available to all users who have access to Snaps. If you want to install Sweeper as a Snap package on your computer, do the following.

First, follow our guide to setting the Snap package runtime on your computer. The runtime must be configured and installed before attempting to install Snaps. After configuring the Snap runtime, the Sweeper installation can be done with the instant installation command below.

sudo snap install sweeper

Clean your Linux PC with Sweeper

To clean your PC with Sweeper, start by launching the application on your computer. You can open Sweeper by searching for “Sweeper” in the application menu. Once the app is open, follow the sections below.

Clean up Linux operating system junk

If you want to clean junk files from your Linux OS with Sweeper, please do the following. First, find the “Web Browsing” section of the app and uncheck all the boxes.

After unchecking all the boxes under the “Web browsing” section in Sweeper, you will be able to clear the junk from your Linux operating system with Sweeper. To clean, select the “Clean” button.

When you click the “Clean” button in Sweeper, a text box will appear. This text box says: “You are deleting data that is potentially valuable to you. Are you sure?” Click on the “Continue” button to confirm your choice.

Sweeper will clean all the junk from your system. When the process is complete, you will see “Cleaning complete” in the text message in Sweeper.

Clean up web browser junk

If you’re looking to remove your web browser junk from your Linux OS with Sweeper, here’s how to do it. First, deselect all the boxes in the “General” section of the application. Then make sure all the boxes in the “Web browsing” section are checked.

When you are sure that all the “Web Browsing” boxes are checked, you can start the cleanup. Inside Sweeper, find the “Clean” button and click on it with your mouse.

When you select the “Clean” button, a text box will appear. This box reads: “You are deleting data that is potentially valuable to you. Are you sure?” Confirm that you want to continue by selecting the “Continue” button.

Cleaning shouldn’t take long. When the process is complete, you will see “Cleaning complete” in the text box.

Clean up all the trash

Want to clean up all the junk on your Linux PC at once? Make sure all text boxes are checked in Sweeper. Then click on the “Clean” button. By selecting this button, you will see, “You are deleting data that is potentially valuable to you. Are you sure?”

Click “Continue” to clean all junk from your system with Sweeper.