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   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2026-01-20 09:25, vallor wrote:   
   > 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.   
   Such as...?   
      
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