Flatsweep Cleans Leftover Data from Uninstalled Flatpaks - OMG! Linux
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Anyone who's been using computers for a while (any OS, not just Linux) will be aware that uninstalling an app doesn't always remove all data associated

Great app

  • inspxtr@lemmy.worldEnglish
    28·
    1 year ago

    what’s the difference between flatsweep and using flatpak uninstall —unused —delete-data?

    • giantpinkrobots@lemmy.world
      392·
      1 year ago

      Hey, definitely not the original developer here. I’m sure they’d be very embarassed to learn about this command after making an app that does the same thing! I don’t know for sure though, as I am definitely not them, haha.

      • jerb@lemmy.croc.pwEnglish
        18·
        1 year ago

        I think there’s still value in it from being a DE-agnostic GUI solution, for what it’s worth.

    • s20@lemmy.ml
      192·
      1 year ago

      It’s a GUI. That’d be the difference. It’s the same tool for folks who aren’t comfortable on the command line.

      Like it or not, for wider adoption we need GUI solutions for things like this. You clearly don’t need it, so don’t install it. Problem solved.

      • inspxtr@lemmy.worldEnglish
        14·
        1 year ago

        lol I know it’s a GUI. I asked not to be snarky but to know whether functionally they do the same thing, so I/people who have used the CLI can evaluate whether we miss anything when using that command.

    • voxel@sopuli.xyz
      3·
      1 year ago

      I’m pretty sure that command is for deleting unused apps (and their data) and flatsweep is for removing leftover data after removal…
      like there’s probably no need for it if you pass delete data every time you remove a flatpak

    • InverseParallax@lemmy.worldEnglish
      27·
      1 year ago

      Yeah, that’s my question, why is this a problem?!?!

      “Good news! We’re giving you a cure for all the poison we’ve been putting in your food!”

  • madmonki@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    1 year ago

    KDE’s Discover has a button for that. I always delete the app and leftovers from there.

  • visnudeva@lemmy.ml
    152·
    1 year ago

    Great thing, flatpak is litterally the heaviest folder on my system, and UI are great for those who are not used to the terminal commands.

  • Pollux@beehaw.orgEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Been using it and it works wonderfully :) cut my flatpak folder 9gb to around 5gb :P

  • Lammy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    723·
    1 year ago

    Typical fedora strategy; make something that doesn’t work and have other people fix it

    • ShiningWing@lemmygrad.ml
      6·
      1 year ago

      Huh? It does work lol, there’s flatpak uninstall --unused --delete-data (and you can also pass --delete-data when uninstalling individual Flatpaks, to be more selective), this is just someone’s new GUI app to do the same thing, and you could already do it through KDE Discover for example