When you don't really need any extra software rather than core functions of Ubuntu itself, you would want to use this.
Github Actions give you a 84GB storage drive which is loaded up to around 62GB with lots of programs inbuilt. That gives you only 22GB playground. But with this action, you can gain up to 80GB! Isn't that awesome?!
Your Workflow must run on Ubuntu Runners, ubuntu-20.04 (focal) and ubuntu-22.04/ubuntu-latest (jammy) are supported for now, ubuntu-18.04 (bionic) is not available any more.
If you need some of the programs to be kept back, you can use retain input key with the actions step. You can put multiple values separated by comma/space. See below section to know the values for retention of your specific programs.
# ...
jobs:
slim_build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
# You can use either of the ubuntu-20.04 or ubuntu-22.04 runner
steps:
# You might want to Checkout your repo first, but not mandatory
- uses: actions/checkout@v3
# Cleanup The Actions Workspace Using Custom Composite Run Actions
- uses: rokibhasansagar/slimhub_actions@main
# Optional key, "retain": Use only if you want something to keep
with:
retain: "prg_grp_1,prg_grp_2,another_prg_grp"
# The values must match from the below list
# That's it! Now use your normal steps
- name: "Custom Steps"
run: |
echo "Your Commands Goes HERE"
# ...The following list shows which program groups can be kept back. Some of the group has sub-groups in them, so if any base group is removed, all sub-groups will be removed.
- homebrew
- docker_imgcache
- docker_buildkit
+ docker_imgcache
- container_tools
- android_sdk
- java_tools
+ toolcache_java
- database
- browser_all
+ browser_firefox
+ browser_chrome
+ browser_edge
- xvfb
- webservers
- php
- cloud_cli
- vcs
- vim
- dotnet
- vcpkg
- mono
- ruby
+ toolcache_ruby
- nodejs_npm
+ toolcache_node
- pipx
- toolcache_all
+ toolcache_codeql
+ toolcache_java
+ toolcache_pypy
+ toolcache_python
+ toolcache_ruby
+ toolcache_go
+ toolcache_node
- compiler_all
+ compiler_gcc
+ compiler_gfortran
+ compiler_llvm_clang
+ compiler_cmake
- powershell
- rust
- haskell
- rlang
- kotlin
- julia
- swift
- snapd
- manpages
- libgtk
To explain the nested list, let's say you want to retain all the browsers. So, you need to use browser_all in retain input key. Then all the browsers (firefox, chrome, edge) will be kept back.
- uses: rokibhasansagar/slimhub_actions@main
with:
retain: "browser_all"But if you want only firefox and not the rest, you need to use browser_firefox in retain input key.
- uses: rokibhasansagar/slimhub_actions@main
with:
retain: "browser_firefox"You can use multiple program group names separated by comma in retain input key as necessary.
- uses: rokibhasansagar/slimhub_actions@main
with:
retain: "browser_firefox,powershell"android_sdk- Android SDK, NDK, Emulator, etc.
browser_allbrowser_chrome- Google Chrome and Chromium Browser, chromedriver
browser_edge- Microsoft Edge Browser, msedgedriver
browser_firefox- Mozilla Firefox Browser, geckodriver
cloud_cli- Azure and AWS CLI Tools, GCloud CLI, etc.
compiler_allcompiler_cmake- Local Installation of CMake
compiler_gcc- GNU C/C++ compiler
compiler_gfortran- GNU Fortran 95 compiler
compiler_llvm_clang- Modular C, C++ and Objective-C compiler as-well-as toolchain
container_tools- podman, buildah, skopeo, kubernetes tools, hashicorp terraform, etc.
database- postgresql, mysql, mongodb, sphinxsearch, etc.
docker_buildkit- Entire Docker System with Engine, Docker Compose, moby-buildx, moby-cli, etc.
docker_imgcache- alpine, buildpack-deps, debian, ubuntu, etc. images for docker
dotnet- Microsoft .Net Runtime, SDK, etc.
haskell- Haskell, ghcup, etc.
homebrew- Homebrew Package Manager
java_tools- Temurin/Zulu/Adopt openjdk, graalvm, selenium server, gradle, maven, ant, etc.
julia- Julialang, etc.
kotlin- JetBrains kotlin Compiler
libgtk- libgtk-3*, ubuntu-mono, *-icon-theme, etc. packages
manpages- Manual Pages for various Programs
mono- mono-complete, msbuild, nuget, etc. packages
nodejs_npm- NodeJS, NVM and NPM/NPX with other packages
php- PHP 7.x and/or 8.x with composer
pipx- Python pipx package manager with their packages
powershell- Microsoft Powershell Core 7.x
rlang- R Lang
ruby- Ruby and gem packages
rust- Rust Lang and cargo tools, etc.
snapd- Snap packages and snapd service manager
swift- Apple Swift Compiler and tools
toolcache_alltoolcache_codeql- Local toolcache for CodeQL
toolcache_go- Local toolcache for GoLang
toolcache_java- Local toolcache for Java JRE/JDK
toolcache_node- Local toolcache for NodeJS
toolcache_pypy- Local toolcache for PyPy
toolcache_python- Local toolcache for Python
toolcache_ruby- Local toolcache for Ruby
vcpkg- Microsoft VCPKG package manager
vcs- gh, hub, mercurial, subversion (svn), etc. version control system (git, git-lfs, etc. excluded)
vim- Vi IMproved editor
webservers- Apache2, Nginx web servers
xvfb- Virtual Framebuffer 'fake' X server
I worked tirelessly on finding which programs are installed how and/or where, and what are their purpose, what would happen if I remove them, how can I remove them, and such operations, with many trial-and-error method. It took countless hours to perfect the script to this level.
So, I pledge to you beneficiaries that you show your appreciation to my work by giving the Project Repository a Star.
GitHub Workflow Cleaner Action basically uninstalls/removes specific programs and files/folders to free up space in the given workspace. If you don't know how it works, then please try this at your own risk.
I won't be responsible for any damage or loss. Don't come crying if any further steps fail due to Exit Code 127 or command not found. You have to manually install every prerequisite programs which would seem to be unavailable to run your particular script(s).
See the script itself to know exactly how the script works.
Copyright (c) 2021-2023 Rokib Hasan Sagar
The script and documentation in this project are released under the MIT License