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Re: new package format



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Hi,

Am Fr den 31. Jul 2009 um 13:32 schrieb Eugene Gorodinsky:
> Since programs usually store their settings in the user's home
> directory, that aren't deleted when the program is uninstalled the
> user's home directory becomes a mess. I'm not sure if it's possible to
> change some functionality within dpkg without changing the format
> itself.

I don't want to go into the other arguments (yet). But this argument is
very interesting.

On one hand it ends in privacy problems if a user wants to keep his
configuration stuff of one application (especially when he has a shared
$HOME).

On the other hand there could be a tool to cleanup such stuff. But this
might be not connected with the real packages then better a own
application with a data base of know applications.

Regards
   Klaus
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