How do I get rid of these?

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Mon, 12 Apr 2021 16:54:20 +1000, Karl Auer wrote:
>On Mon, 2021-04-12 at 08:25 +0200, Ralf Mardorf via ubuntu-users wrote:
>> Reinstalling the browser is moot, especially without deleting the
>> browser related files in $HOME.  
>
>That's what "--purge" does when uninstalling the browser.

No, "purge" doesn't remove anything from $HOME, it removes
configurations from non-user specific locations, such as /etc.

"Removing a package removes all packaged data, but leaves usually small
(modified) user configuration files behind, in case the remove was an
accident. Just issuing an installation request for the accidentally
removed package will restore its function as before in that case. On
the other hand you can get rid of these leftovers by calling purge even
on already removed packages. Note that this does not affect any data or
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configuration stored in your home directory. -
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http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/focal/man8/apt.8.html