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How to Clear Ubuntu Software Center History

Method 1 of 2:

GUI Method

  1. How to Clear Ubuntu Software Center History Picture 1
    Navigate to your home folder and show the hidden files. To show the hidden files, press Ctrl+H. Then find the folder named .cache and open it.
  2. How to Clear Ubuntu Software Center History Picture 2
    Find the folder named software-center. Then double-click on it to open it.
  3. How to Clear Ubuntu Software Center History Picture 3
    Edit the file named apthistory.p. Open apthistory.p Delete all the contents in the file and save it before closing it.
  4. How to Clear Ubuntu Software Center History Picture 4
    Navigate to /var/log/apt/. Then open the history.log file an administrator and delete all its contents, as in step 3.
  5. How to Clear Ubuntu Software Center History Picture 5
    Open up the Ubuntu Software Center. Click on the History tab. You will see that all the entries are cleared.
Method 2 of 2:

Terminal Method

  1. How to Clear Ubuntu Software Center History Picture 6
    Open the terminal. This can be done by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T together.
  2. How to Clear Ubuntu Software Center History Picture 7
    Clear the cache history file. Type the following command into the terminal: sudo rm -rf ~.cache/software-center/apthistory.p. You will be required to provide an administrative password for this operation.
  3. How to Clear Ubuntu Software Center History Picture 8
    Clear the APT history log. Insert the following command: sudo rm -rf /var/log/apt/history.log*.
  4. How to Clear Ubuntu Software Center History Picture 9
    Open up the Ubuntu Software Center. Click on the History tab. You will see that all the entries are cleared.
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