Merge pull request #4 from ScotDex/codex/rename-auto-system-maintenence.sh

Rename maintenence script

Author: ScotDex

auto-system-maintenance.sh

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+#!/bin/bash -x
+
+# This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This script is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this script. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# This script performs various system maintenance tasks to clean up logs, remove unnecessary packages, and update the system.
+# It is based on the Ubuntu distribution and is intended for command line use.
+
+# Check disk usage of journal logs
+journalctl --disk-usage
+
+# Rotate journal logs
+sudo journalctl --rotate
+
+# Retain logs from the past 2 days only
+sudo journalctl --vacuum-time=2days
+
+# Limit the space the log takes up to 100MB
+sudo journalctl --vacuum-size=100M
+
+# Reload the systemd daemon
+sudo systemctl daemon-reload
+
+# Display disk usage in human-readable format
+df -h
+
+# Remove packages that are no longer needed
+sudo apt-get autoremove
+
+# Clean the apt-get cache
+sudo apt-get clean
+
+# Purge old kernels that are no longer in use
+sudo apt-get autoremove --purge
+
+# Delete all .deb files from /var/cache/apt/archives
+sudo apt-get autoclean
+
+# Update the package list
+sudo apt-get update
+
+# Upgrade all packages to the latest versions
+sudo apt-get upgrade
+
+# Note: You can use 'sudo apt-mark hold <package name>' to prevent a specific package from being upgraded.
+
+# Reboot the system to apply all changes
+sudo reboot