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Cleanup without fresh install
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this post was submitted on 19 Aug 2026
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Move the content of your home folder to a new subfolder, pick the bits you need and delete the subfolder?
yeah but leftover packages are a mess... but that's a way to deal with the home stuff you are right.
There might be some installation logs that show what you manually installed.