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Most Linux programs don't remove their files from /etc/, ~/.local, ~/.config on uninstall either.
by mappu 8y ago
Most Linux programs don't remove their files from /etc/, ~/.local, ~/.config on uninstall either.
- nitrogen 8y agoThat's what the purge option to apt/dpkg is for.
- krylon 8y agoGranted, but the presence of those files does not slow down the system significantly. With leftover registry keys, you pay the price until you install the system from scratch. (Windows might have improved the registry handling code since Windows 95/98, I think it's not quite as bad these days... but that might also have to due with computers being much faster than 20 years ago.)