Re: Remove user data of uninstalled packages

2013-06-09 Thread green
Hans-J. Ullrich wrote at 2013-06-09 12:46 -0500: > yes, maybe, but after more than 10 years of using debian a lot of unnecessary > stuf is in my ~home directory. And as I am now using a SSD drive, space is > more important than before. `ncdu` might help you find out what is actually using your

Re: Remove user data of uninstalled packages

2013-06-09 Thread Brad Rogers
On Sun, 9 Jun 2013 19:46:19 +0200 "Hans-J. Ullrich" wrote: Hello Hans-J., >yes, maybe, but after more than 10 years of using debian a lot of >unnecessary stuf is in my ~home directory. And as I am now using a SSD I know it can build up, that's for sure. I have to admit that I do, occasionally,

Re: Remove user data of uninstalled packages

2013-06-09 Thread Hans-J. Ullrich
Am Sonntag, 9. Juni 2013 schrieb Brad Rogers: > On Sun, 9 Jun 2013 16:38:53 +0200 > "Hans-J. Ullrich" wrote: > > Hello Hans-J., > > >just a question. Is there any way to remove user configuration files of > >uninstalled packages except to delete ~./whatever manually? > > That's the only way to

Re: Remove user data of uninstalled packages

2013-06-09 Thread John Hasler
Hans-J. writes: > just a question. Is there any way to remove user configuration files > of uninstalled packages except to delete ~./whatever manually? If the files in question were created by a program that you installed via the package-management system *after installation was complete* there is

Re: Remove user data of uninstalled packages

2013-06-09 Thread Brad Rogers
On Sun, 9 Jun 2013 16:38:53 +0200 "Hans-J. Ullrich" wrote: Hello Hans-J., >just a question. Is there any way to remove user configuration files of >uninstalled packages except to delete ~./whatever manually? That's the only way to do it. It can be handy if you decide that, after all, you *do*

Re: Remove user data of uninstalled packages

2013-06-09 Thread staticsafe
On Sun, Jun 09, 2013 at 04:38:53PM +0200, Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: > Hi there, > > just a question. Is there any way to remove user configuration files of > uninstalled packages except to delete ~./whatever manually? > > apt-get --purge ~c (and aptitude purge) does that for configuration files in