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-====== Packages - Remove Config Files ======
-If you uninstall stuff with **apt-get remove** sometimes Debian does not removes config files and they also take up space.
-One approach is to use **apt-get purge**.
-An alternative is as follows:
-This command lists all the packages which are removed but still have config files on your system:
-<code bash>
-dpkg --list | grep '^rc '
-rc binutils     2.20.1-15           The GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities
-rc dbus         1.2.24-3            simple interprocess messaging system
-rc dpkg-dev     1.15.8.5            Debian package development tools
-rc erlang-base  1:14.a-dfsg-2       Erlang/OTP virtual machine and base applications
-rc fakeroot     1.14.4-1            Gives a fake root environment
-</code>
-Now, just to make sure check the output and then remove the config files with this command:
-<code bash>
-dpkg --list | grep '^rcb' | awk '{ print $2 }' | xargs dpkg -P
-</code>