I have been uninstalling applications as well as removing or purging their configuration files using the command apt-get --purge remove {package_name}
.
I have come across several posts on the net including Ubuntu's guide at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto that reads "This command completely removes a package and the associated configuration files. Configuration files residing in ~ are not usually affected by this command"
when just using the command apt-get purge {package_name}
.
Is there a difference in running the command apt-get --purge remove {package_name}
and apt-get purge {package_name}
? Why would you use one over the other?