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Can I delete these log.gz files?

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Hi, folks
I was trying to clean up my root partition and I see these .gz files in /var/log and they're taking up a huge amount of space. Can I safely delete them? (specifically the kern.log.2(3)(4).gz files)
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Re: Can I delete these log.gz files?

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Yes. See also:
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Notably the items 10, 11 and 12.
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Re: Can I delete these log.gz files?

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Thanks, really helpful link
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Re: Can I delete these log.gz files?

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TechnoDiver wrote: ⤴Wed Aug 10, 2022 7:43 pm Thanks, really helpful link
you can delete every file in /var/log/ but leave folders alone. every log will return on the next boot or when an application for that log starts
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