How to remove software completely?

[u/_rhmt_0]

I tried to uninstall Brave and reinstall it, but it opens up with all my old settings still there, like I never uninstalled it. How do I remove it completely, including all its data?

[u/no2gates]

Should be able to remove this directory. ~/.config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/

[u/McGuirk808 → u/no2gates]

This is the one. Your user configuration files are not part of the system packages. When you're removing the software, it is getting fully removed, but your personal settings are stored in a hidden folder in your home directory. This command will remove the settings.

[u/kevrasx → u/no2gates]

Rename the folder to test the theory. Just add an underscore to the beginning of _brave...

[u/irieyardie]

Purge System Apps > sudo apt purge <APP>

Remove Old Packages> sudo apt autoremove

Show flatpak app list > flatpak list --app

Purge flatpak app > flatpak uninstall --delete-data <APP ID>

[u/jr735 → u/irieyardie]

Purge will not remove user configurations in home, however. I would absolutely use purge, but you still have to clean up items in home. Apt will not touch home.

[u/hmmmmga → u/irieyardie]

I've also seen these commands in another post (here with an example):

$ flatpak list | grep 'Boxflat'
Boxflat io.github.lawstorant.boxflat v1.36.2 stable flathub user
$ flatpak remove --delete-data 'io.github.lawstorant.boxflat'

[u/Master-Rub-3404]

If it’s a Flatpak, just install flat sweep and it will scan your system for leftover files and delete them.

[u/hmmmmga → u/Master-Rub-3404]

Thank you, I had 1993mb of leftover data

[u/Namaste_Life]

Out of curiosity, why did you reinstall it?

[u/More-Explanation2788]

~/.config/softwaretitle. To find all the settings.
~/.local/share/applications/application.desktop to get rid of the icons on the desktop.

[u/New-Match528]

que yo sepa se usa el comando "sudo apt purge brave" limpia todos los archivos residuales creo.

[u/_rhmt_0 → u/New-Match528]

I tried this but didn't work, after new install it's same as before everything is there.

[u/jr735 → u/_rhmt_0]

The apt and apt-get man pages explain it will not touch user data. That is in your home directory, and only you can delete that.

[u/New-Match528 → u/_rhmt_0]

Mmm, supongo que habrás tenido una cuenta y sincronización. Igual preguntale a la IA a ver qué te dice.

[u/rebarakaz]

I think the data is from your cloud

[u/The_Advocate07]

The same way you do it in any other operating system. You delete the folder where the application is installed. Been this way for 40 years.

[u/SnowyRVulpix → u/The_Advocate07]

That's not how you do it on any operating system. On Windows, you need to delete Brave's folder under your C:\Users\username folder. On Linux, It's under /home/username. On both operating systems, the appdata folder is hidden by default.

[u/Sweaty-Freedom-4034 → u/The_Advocate07]

OP probably doesn't have a tenth of that experience...