Before running, make both scripts executable:

chmod +x boostLinuxMint.sh safe_cleaner.sh

This repository contains two Bash scripts designed to optimize and clean Linux Mint systems:

Purpose:

• Automates system optimization tasks for Linux Mint.

Features:

• Updates and upgrades the system packages.
• Installs essential optimization tools: preload, zram-config, stacer, htop.
• Optimizes system swappiness for better memory management.
• Cleans up unnecessary packages and cache.
• Sets up a weekly automatic cleanup via cron.
• Enables zRAM and periodic SSD TRIM for improved performance.
• Disables unnecessary services (Bluetooth, Apache, MySQL, MariaDB).
• Provides a reminder to manually review startup applications.

Usage:

sudo bash boostLinuxMint.sh

Run as root for full effect. Reboot after running to apply all changes.

Purpose:

• Safely cleans system and user caches, temporary files, and logs for Linux Mint and similar systems.

Features:

• Cleans APT cache and autoclean.
• Removes files older than 3 days from /tmp and /var/tmp.
• Cleans user-level thumbnail and browser caches.
• Removes systemd journal logs older than 7 days (if journalctl is available).
• Deletes broken symlinks in the home directory.
• Deletes empty files from the Downloads folder.
• Removes unused Flatpak versions (if Flatpak is installed).
• Provides OS and hostname info in output.

Usage:

sudo bash safe_cleaner.sh

Run as root for full effect. Review output for details on actions performed.

• These scripts are intended for Linux Mint systems.
• Always review scripts before running, especially on production systems.
• Run both with administrative privileges (sudo).

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