When you remove an application with apt-get purge, it not only uninstalls the

application, but it also purges any config files associated with the app. And that,
my friends, is exactly why you should be using apt-get pu

When you remove an application with apt-get purge, it not only uninstalls the
application, but it also purges any config files associated with the app. And that,
my friends, is exactly why you should be using apt-get purge to uninstall your
applications on Debian-based Linux desktop and server distributions. Switch your
way of thinking with apt-get and always remove your applications with the purge
option to keep your system free of clutter and files that might contain sensitive
information.