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Re: /.cache directory



Hi,

On Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 09:29:32PM +0530, Avinash Sonawane wrote:
> I noticed that there is a directory named ".cache" at root level. It
> seems to be created at the time of installation. What is it?

It's one of the XDG standard directories.

    https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/latest/

> Who has created it?

Probably put there as part of user creation but all apps that need to
use it will also (re-)create it if you delete it.

> Seems to be a bug in some package which has created it...

"Everything I don't understand is a bug"

Thanks,
Andy

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