How to clean up no longer needed packages using APT?

To clean up no longer needed packages using APT (Advanced Package Tool) on a Debian-based system like Ubuntu, you can use the following commands:

Autoremove: This command removes packages that were automatically installed to satisfy dependencies for other packages and are now no longer needed.
```
sudo apt autoremove
```
Clean: This command cleans up the local repository of retrieved package files.
```
sudo apt clean
```
** autoclean**: This command cleans the local repository of retrieved package files but only those that can no longer be downloaded.
```
sudo apt autoclean
```
Purge: If you want to remove a package completely, including its configuration files, you can use the purge command.
```
sudo apt purge <package-name>
```
Check for unused packages: Before removing, you might want to check for unused packages.
```
sudo apt list --upgradable
sudo apt list --installed
```

Example:
If you installed a package named example-package and later realized it's no longer needed, you can remove it completely, including its configuration files, using:

sudo apt purge example-package

After removing unnecessary packages, you can free up space and keep your system clean.

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