Install BleachBit on Raspberry Pi

BleachBit

BleachBit is a free and open-source disk space cleaner, privacy manager, and computer system optimizer.

Like CCleaner on Windows, BleachBit frees space by deleting unimportant files and helps maintain your privacy by deleting sensitive data.
And, just like CCleaner, there’s more you can do with BleachBit than just clicking a single button.

Better than free, BleachBit is open source.

Comparison to APT version:

  • Nicer GUI look
  • With Abort function
  • With many function not included in APT version (Shred path from clipboard,make chaff and etc)
  • Clean deeper
  • Official dark theme support
  • Support showing debug messages

To run: Menu -> Accessories -> BleachBit
To run in a terminal: bleachbit

Fortunately, BleachBit is very easy to install on your Raspberry Pi in just two steps.

  1. Install Pi-Apps - the best app installer for Raspberry Pi.
  2. Use Pi-Apps to install BleachBit.

Compatibility

For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest version of Raspberry Pi OS, which is currently version Bookworm.
Raspberry Pi OS has 32-bit and 64-bit variants, both of which will run on most Raspberry Pi computers, including the Pi 3, Pi 4, and Pi5.
BleachBit will run on either PiOS 32-bit or 64-bit.

Install Pi-Apps

Pi-Apps is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to install the most useful programs on your Raspberry Pi with just a few clicks.

Open a terminal and run this command to install Pi-Apps:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Feel free to check out the Pi-Apps source code here: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps

Install BleachBit

Now that you have Pi-Apps installed, it is time to install BleachBit.
First launch Pi-Apps from your start menu:

Then click on the System Management category.

Now scroll down to find BleachBit in the list.

Just click Install and Pi-Apps will install BleachBit for you!

Pi-Apps is a free and open source tool made by Botspot and other contributors. Find out more at https://pi-apps.io