"The package manager certainly shouldn't be removing files that it doesn't own, from users home directories."
Why not, if the files are useless? They are only used for that package. Perhaps this is a job for computer-janitor? Here is a relevant alacarte bug I filed. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alacarte/+bug/340285 -- [packaging] Menu item is not removed on uninstall https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/340162 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
