The release of BleachBit 5.0.0 has been published, which frees up disk space by deleting unnecessary files. The program offers a list of recommended components for deletion, from which users can exclude certain items. It supports both console and graphical interfaces and can run on Linux and Windows. The code is written in Python using PyGTK and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. Precompiled packages are available for popular Linux distributions.
BleachBit allows for cleaning caches, logs, and temporary files of various applications, removing unused locales and leftover files from rpm and deb packages, optimizing the internal databases of browsers, email clients, and package managers. The program also supports a 'shredder' mode that enables overwriting individual files or all free space on the drive to prevent the recovery of deleted files by applications.
The new version includes the ability to select the interface language in the settings. It has improved performance in multi-user systems. On the Linux platform, it implements cleaning for Librewolf, Microsoft Edge, and Geary, along with the removal of temporary Bash files. Log cleaning after rotation and cleaning of damaged .desktop files have been enhanced. Precompiled packages for Fedora 41/42, CentOS 9, and Ubuntu 24.10/25.04 have been added. Support for Windows XP and Windows 7 has been discontinued. The theme for Windows 10 has been updated.
Source: opennet.ru
