Comment 24 for bug 290024

Ok, thanks for the explanation. I'll continue to test. If I can help
in any way, let me know.

Tux

2008/11/25 Lars Wirzenius <email address hidden>:
> Tux,
>
> about leaving configuration files when removing packages: I decided that
> it is not safe to remove the configuration files automatically, since
> they can contain important data if they have been modified. However,
> because of time pressure from the intrepid release, I did not want to
> incorporate a subsystem that lets the user see what has been modified.
> This will be dealt with in the future, however, since, yes, removed but
> un-purged packages are cruft.
>
> --
> Cruft Remover removed most of the installed packages
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/290024
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