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   From: vallor@vallor.earth   
      
   At Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:23:37 -0800, Alan  wrote:   
      
   > On 2026-01-20 09:47, CrudeSausage wrote:   
   > > On Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:39:27 +0000, 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.)   
   > >   
   > > Generally, even after I purge an application in Linux, its settings   
   > > remain. You have to manually delete the folder in .config the same way you   
   > > would in any other operating system. Of course, it's a lot easier to do on   
   > > Linux since those folders are exactly where you would expect them to be,   
   > > not lost in the registry or some obscure folder.   
   >   
   > LOL!   
   >   
   > Riiiiiiiight.   
   >   
   > What is "obscure" about the folders used in macOS?   
   >   
   > Like so many do, you confuse what you are not USED TO with something   
   > being wrong.   
      
   You forget that I have a Mac Studio, and it is running Tahoe.   
   BTW, the 64GB and Apple M2 Ultra processor, coupled with the extra   
   storage, as well as the Studio monitor, ended up north of $7K to   
   purchase in the Apple store.  (I justified the expense by thinking   
   of it as a Unix workstation -- which it ultimately is.)   
      
   Anyhow:  On Linux, apt/dpkg (and dnf/rpm) keep track of what has   
   been installed -- each and every file.   
      
   In the case of apt/dpkg, you can "purge" the system config files   
   with the software.  I'm not sure if that's available with dnf/rpm.   
      
   Ever deal with kext's?  I did a few Macs back, to get the DAW   
   to talk to a Motif ES 8.   
      
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