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By default, the Librem 5 uses `journald` for system journaling.
The system journal can get very big, which consumes significant scarce disk space and makes the journal slow to find things in.
The system journal can get very big, which consumes significant scarce disk space and makes the journal slow to find things in. Use
`journalctl --disk-usage`
to see how much disk space is being used by all journal files.
To have the system journal automatically cleaned periodically, edit the file `/etc/systemd/journald.conf` and set values for `SystemMaxUse` and `MaxFileSec`. Unless you are specifically trying to troubleshoot an infrequent problem, values of `500M` and `1month` are reasonable.
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