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Cleanup without fresh install (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by ransomwarelettuce@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I am currently using Ubuntu for my work laptop ( lucky me, company lets me use Linux :).

However due how things goes I have installed stuff to test out, left it there and thrashed my home with random files and things I don't really care about.

In my machine I would just do a fresh install, load my dotfiles and back to clean state.

But in this machine I would like to take a different approach cause.

The machine came preconfigured with an IT account and prob other stuff.
I don't really wanna go to IT just for a some little ick of mine to have a clean puter, and also don't wanna fresh install without telling them.

What would you guys do in this situation?

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[–] jokro@feddit.org 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Move the content of your home folder to a new subfolder, pick the bits you need and delete the subfolder?

[–] ransomwarelettuce@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

yeah but leftover packages are a mess... but that's a way to deal with the home stuff you are right.

[–] jokro@feddit.org 1 points 2 months ago

There might be some installation logs that show what you manually installed.

[–] bund@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

I hope to get corrected but is using a fresh user home directory as a base and reinstalling all the software you need a bad idea ? or even just use a new user completely?