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[โ€“] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Linux settings are stored in files in your home directory, and uninstalling typically leaves those files intact.

[โ€“] FishFace@piefed.social 4 points 3 weeks ago

Some of them, but not all of them. Uninstalling things on windows also often leaves registry entries. It's just not that different