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Closing programs (infosec.pub)

submitted 9 months ago by cm0002@infosec.pub to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Linux settings are stored in files in your home directory, and uninstalling typically leaves those files intact.

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[–] FishFace@piefed.social 4 points 9 months ago

Some of them, but not all of them. Uninstalling things on windows also often leaves registry entries. It's just not that different

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