pacman unused config files

jambi · 2014-03-30 02:34:37

how to delete unused resident config files of uninstalled application using pacman

BluMongoose · 2014-03-30 03:50:42

Note: Pacman will not remove configurations that the application itself creates (for example "dotfiles" in the home folder).

jpgg · 2014-03-30 05:52:34

If you are refering to .pacsave files that are sometimes left when a package is removed, you can remove them with :

pacman -Rn <package>

jambi · 2014-03-30 11:50:36

is there any pacman alternative that can do that

Last edited by jambi (2014-03-30 23:05:53)

Jeroen)Mathon · 2014-04-20 18:54:06

I usualy use pacman -Rns to completely remove a program.

jasonwryan · 2014-04-20 19:01:59

jambi wrote:

is there any pacman alternative that can do that

Pacman's options are documented in `man pacman`. You should read it.

orschiro · 2014-04-20 20:48:05

You can use lostfiles to find `orphaned` files and delete them manually:

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