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"

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