[ubuntu-in] Deleting contents of /usr directory - Implications

[Narendra Diwate]

I am just reading the latest DW weekly and in it a interview they say that
deleting the contents of /usr directory will give the base system as was
installed or something close to it.

I just checked my /usr and ITS BIG. 1.8GB and 115000 files in it. I do not
have too many programs installed, have only one user on the system and am
very conscious of how much space my OS occupies. That is a lot of space.

What will happen if I decide to delete my the contents of the /usr dir? Now
i know i will lose the user installed apps. What else will happen? Will the
sys be still bootable and importantly usable?

Regards

Narendra Diwate
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