snova
February 24th, 2009, 01:49 AM
Does Linux removes all unnecessary files after an installation, removal, upgrade or update?
I suppose it depends on how you define "unnecessary". I can't think of anything in particular, though except:
1) Configuration files. These are left by default when you remove a package, unless you explicitly purge them (apt-get purge <package>).
Also, there is nothing to remove per-user configuration files.
2) The packages themselves are cached, but I don't think that counts... if you want those removed, it's:
apt-get clean
Beyond that, I can't think of anything.