Clear APT data

Overview

About this category

This category contains privacy scripts for Linux.

These changes use Linux system commands to update your settings.

Advanced Package Tool (APT) is a free software user interface that works with core libraries to handle the installation and removal of software on Debian, and Debian-based Linux distributions 1.

See also: "APT | Debian Wiki".

Caution: Mixed Risk Levels

Be careful running these scripts. This category includes scripts with high impact:

• 🔴 Some not recommended scripts. They should only be used by advanced users. They may break important functionality.
• 🟢 Some safely recommended scripts. Safe-to use for any user.

Implementation Details

• Language: bash

• Scripts Count: 4 scripts

• Required Privileges: Root/sudo access

• Compatibility: Linux only

• Reversibility: Some changes may be permanent

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These scripts are written using Bash (Shell script) scripting language.

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1. Automatically via privacy.sexy: The easiest and safest option.
2. Manually by downloading: Requires downloading a file.

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It allows selectively choose parts of this action to conduct. Additionally, you can apply only the recommended scripts, instead of applying all of the scripts.

privacy.sexy instructions

1. Open or download the desktop application
2. Search for the category name: Clear APT data.
3. Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.
4. Click on Run button at the bottom of the page.

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You can choose to apply only scripts with less impact or also those with higher impact:

Standard

Recommended for all users. It helps to improve privacy without affecting stability.

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All

Not recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality. It provides military-grade privacy, for special use-cases. Do not run it without having backups and system snapshots.

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Consider restarting your computer for all changes to take affect.

Irreversible Changes

Some actions conducted are irreversible, meaning there is no straightforward method to restore changes once applied. Either run only reversible scripts or exercise caution before running, restoring it may not be possible.

Recommended: Create a system backup before doing any changes.

Standard

This script includes only Standard recommendation level.

Safe for General Use

Standard scripts in this category is recommended for all users. They help to improve privacy without affecting stability.

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All

This script includes Standard, Strict recommendation levels along with unrecommended scripts.

Not Advised

This script should only be used by advanced users. Some of these changes are NOT recommended for daily use as it breaks important functionality. Do not run it without having backups and system snapshots.

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Explore further

This category includes total of 4 scripts but no subcategories.

Explore its 4 scripts:

Clear obsolete APT packages

This script runs the "autoclean" command which removes package files that can no longer be downloaded, and are largely useless. This allows a cache to be maintained over a long period without it growing out of control.

Clear APT package file lists

This script removes package file lists. APT stores a copy of those files (in "/var/lib/apt/lists/") and searches are done within those local files to avoid going through the network for every search. An "apt-get update" will repopulate the necessary information and recreate the list file. The list files should be recreated as they get lost over time.

Clear orphaned APT package dependencies

This script runs the "autoremove" command, which removes packages that were automatically installed to satisfy dependencies for other packages and are now no longer needed. This script also purges removed packages, which means that the configuration files of the removed packages are deleted too.

Clear cache for APT packages

This script runs the "clean" command. It clears out the local repository of retrieved package files, meaning that it deletes downloaded packages (".deb") already installed (and no longer needed). It clears the whole "/var/cache/apt/archives/" directory that contains a copy of each downloaded ".deb" file. It clears the cache but does not delete the lists.

Explore Categories

Clear package manager data

This action belongs to Clear package manager data category. Package managers store caches, statistics, and logs that may reveal data on how you use the package managers and software downloaded from them, such as your choice of software. Read more on category page ▶

Privacy cleanup

This action belongs to Privacy cleanup category. These scripts allow you to increase privacy by deleting collected data about you and your behavior. Read more on category page ▶

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