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   From: vallor@vallor.earth   
      
   At Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:01:32 -0800, Alan  wrote:   
      
   > On 2026-01-20 08:39, vallor wrote:   
   > > So say you side-load a Mac app.  You usually get a .dmg   
   > > which you mount, then drag the app folder on top of the handy   
   > > alias for the system app folders.   
   > >   
   > > That's fine, but what if you want to uninstall?  There doesn't   
   > > seem to be much of a package manager involved.   
   > >   
   > > But on Linux, apps are in packages that are tracked by the   
   > > system.  When you uninstall an app on Linux, the default is   
   > > to take away the app without touching config files -- but   
   > > with the apt/dpkg "purge" option, the package system will   
   > > clean out the config files, too.   
   > >   
   > > (Not user dot-files though, those are yours to keep.)   
   >   
   > Drag the app to the trash.   
   >   
   > Done.   
      
   If you're lucky, sure.   
      
   In ACW they're talking about apps that leave little calling cards   
   on MacOS, including the possibility of leaving something   
   running behind that you don't want.   
      
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