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Re:Devuan considers machine IDs by pantalaimon on Saturday March 30, 2019 @12:33PM (#19530273)
apt doesn't know about any file the application might have ever created in your home directory.
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Re:Devuan considers machine IDs by ChristianBundy on Saturday March 30, 2019 @12:54PM (#19530424)
> And if necessary, find and delete everything that it created.
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Re:Devuan considers machine IDs by mirimir on Saturday March 30, 2019 @01:46PM (#19530714)
Actually, apt does a pretty good job at finding stuff. Sometimes it can't delete, but it warns you about that.
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Re:Devuan considers machine IDs by Evidlo on Saturday March 30, 2019 @02:15PM (#19530855)
Apt only knows about the files that are listed in the package.
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Re:Devuan considers machine IDs by mirimir on Saturday March 30, 2019 @02:41PM (#19530996)
Sure, but then that means that honest packages should document all files that the software can be configured to created automatically. Or at least, all but user-specified ones.
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