Clear system and kernel usage data
Overview
This category contains privacy scripts for Linux.
These changes use Linux system commands to update your settings.
Your system (operating system along with other software on it) and kernel store data that may reveal your behavior and can be considered sensitive. These scripts clean up the data that could potentially expose your user data.
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 recommended scripts only if you understand its implications. Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this this category.
Implementation Details
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Language: bash
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Scripts Count: 3 scripts
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Required Privileges: Root/sudo access
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Compatibility: Linux only
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Reversibility: Some changes may be permanent
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These scripts are written using Bash (Shell script) scripting language.
Choose one of two ways to apply:
- Automatically via privacy.sexy: The easiest and safest option.
- Manually by downloading: Requires downloading a file.
Alternative 1. Apply with Privacy.sexy
privacy.sexy is free and open-source application that lets securely apply this action easily.
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
- Open or download the desktop application
- Search for the category name:
Clear system and kernel usage data. - Check the category by clicking on the checkbox of the category.
- Click on Run button at the bottom of the page.
Alternative 2. Download
You can choose to apply only scripts with less impact or also those with higher impact:
Strict
Recommended if you understand its implications. It may cause some non-critical features to no longer function correctly.
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.
Consider restarting your computer for all changes to take affect.
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.
Strict
This script includes Standard and Strict recommendation levels.
This script is only recommended if you understand their implications of every single change. Some non-critical or features may no longer function correctly after running this script.
Download Strict scripts:
All
This script includes Standard, Strict recommendation levels along with unrecommended scripts.
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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Restore these changes if you decide to revert them by downloading the restore script:
Explore further
This category includes total of 3 scripts but no subcategories.
Explore its 3 scripts:
Clear system crash report files
The "/var/crash" directory holds system crash dumps according to Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS). You may get reports on a system's boot when crash report files exist. When the "/var/crash" directory contains files, Apport will display notifications. This directory is then cleaned up by Apport using "/etc/cron.daily/apport" job. Read more: [...
Clear system logs ("journald")
journald is the part of systemd that captures, queries, and removes logs when needed. It allows removing logs by setting "--vacuum-time". systemd is also known as "System and Service Manager" and is a suite of basic building blocks for a Linux system. systemd keeps files in two places: "/var/log/journal/" (persistently) and "/run/log/journal/" (volatilely, the data is lost when the system is rebooted).
Clear Zeitgeist data (activity logs)
Zeitgeist logs files opened, websites visited, conversations, and emails and provides this information over an API to applications. It serves as a comprehensive activity log and also makes it possible to determine relationships between items based on usage patterns. This script deletes indexes ("fts.index" directory). It's safe to delete and will be regenerated the next time you start Zeitgeist. This script also deletes all activity logs ("activity.sqlite") and related user-data.
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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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