This is clearly a UX decision , so we have added Ubuntu-UX and I will ping John Lea on this.
** Also affects: ubuntu-ux Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to click in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1358294 Title: App .config not removed when app uninstalled Status in Ubuntu UX bugs: New Status in “click” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: If an app uses ~/.config/foo (say, uses Qt.labs.settings), and the user uninstalls the app, ~/.config/foo is not removed. It should be deleted when the app is uninstalled. Using latest utopic on the phone. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-ux/+bug/1358294/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp