Clear all unistalled application data
 

Hello!

Is there a way to clear all configuration data of already uninstalled application? I'm no expert but I thought that Unix didn't leave junk lying around after an application was removed but I think I misunderstood or something. Anyway I installed a widget called Desktop Clock Widget. I know I should talk to the developer but I think I cant even remember anymore how many times I've reinstalled different versions and stuff so I figured I ask first more broad question.

So, after I uninstall and reinstall this crashing widget it always remembers it's last position, home screen and size (changing themes caused this so no theme visiable, just "X" and "wrench" icons). So, any idea where those damn files could lurk so I could remove it all, restart and reinstall with success...?

EDIT There is allways the complete flashing but I just wouldn't bother if there was a simpler solution.

Re: Clear all unistalled application data
 

often, linux applications will create a folder in /usr/share/ or a hidden folder in /home/user/.

there are others too, but those seem to be the major ones for me.

Re: Clear all unistalled application data
 

dpkg -l | grep ^rc | cut -d " " -f 3 | xargs dpkg --purge

Try that as root.