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How to clean up the space taken by old Snap and flatpak files

Posted by Alanh02
Tags: linux, snap, flatpak, housekeeping, tidy up, good practice, short read, instructional

When Snap and\or flatpak install or update packages they do not always do so cleanly

Snap for example can keep up to 3 previous versions on updating and if you are struggling for space then this can be a Bad Thingtm

These couple of pages show a good reliable way to tidy up and get back some disk space
Snap

Flatpak

Please note, I am not the author. The articles are on a website called debugpoint.com and does not carry a credit