Re: Does Linux (Ubuntu/Gnome) have temp files that need to be removed? How?

Walter H Donavan said something like a ...

I am transferring from Windows to Ubuntu and I am totally clueless.

Generally there are one of two places where temp files go: in the
system /tmp or the users home directory, typically .tmp . Removing them is
possible on a per user permissions basis, but an example command would be:

rm .tmp/*
rm -R /tmp/*username/*

But that is like using an ax when a pocket knife will do. Read the man page
on rm first. Since you are a newbie I'll explain more deeply; the man page
is the MANUAL for a COMMAND, e.g. in a terminal window type "man rm" to
read the manual for the rm (remove) command. man pages are terse, so a
Google search like "linux command rm" may reveal added information. Plus,
there are sometimes "info pages" to read - same syntax as man
<command-name>.
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