diff --git a/debian_install.sh b/debian_install.sh
index e7bb26b..08d3af6 100755
--- a/debian_install.sh
+++ b/debian_install.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ apt-get install -y \
 read -p "|> enter additional packages to install: " packages
 [[ "$packages" ]] && packages="$(printf "$packages" | tr '\n' ' ')" && apt-get install -y $packages
 
+printc "|> cleaning up...\n"
+apt-get clean -y
+apt-get autoremove --purge -y
+rm -rf "/var/cache/apt/*"
+
 printf "|> setting timezone...\n"
 rm -f "/etc/localtime"
 ln -s "/usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin" "/etc/localtime"