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did I uninstall correctly? (self.linuxcafe)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by cosmicrookie to c/linuxcafe

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So I recently tried Mailspring, and decided it was not for me. So i found it on the menu, right clicked and selected uninstall (Mint Cinnamon).

Now I am concerned if all files and cache have been deleted. I then ran "apt remove mailspring" ( My firt stime typing my own command on the terminal by memory!!!! - i feel so nerdy in a good way!!). Anyway, that could not locate package.

Should I be concerned of it having left any files behind, or am I safe to assume that all files have been deleted?

The reason why I am asking is, that the program (mailspring) was running when I deleted it though the menu and kept running after deletion! I just couldn't find it on the menu any longer.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Been a while since I used apt. But to fully remove it with its dependencies I think you have to do apt purge. Mailspring is probably running in memory and the cache for it will be cleared out after a reboot. And maiby config files stay behind in the .config directory. I don't know if purge clears out those.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If you do use apt or dpkg without purge it will possibly leave configuration files there after removing. You can use dpkg -l|grep rc and then search for entries with rc in the first column at the left. But I guess that Linux Mint did use Flatpak and not apt to install Mailspring. In that case the Mailspring app would be gone completely.

[–] cosmicrookie 1 points 7 months ago

Thank you!