Hi, i am new to openSUSE and i dont really know where to post this thread, so sorry it is here. I am just wondering if it is nornam to have this files on my laptop. I have openSUSE 11.3 i installed it a few weeks ago, but since last week there appeared a lot of new .file in my /home/usrname/
and that are:
.adobe
.bash_history
.bashrc
.bogofilter
.cache
.camel_certs
.compiz
.config
.dbus
.emacs
.esd_auth
.everborn
.evolution
.fontconfig
.fonts
.gconf
.gconfd
.gimp-2.6
.gnome2
.gnome2_private
.gnupg
.gstreamer-0.10
.gtk-bookmarks
.gtk-custom-papers
.gvfs
.hplip
.ICEauthority
.icedteaplugin
.icons
.inputrc
.local
.lyx
.macromedia
.mozilla
.netx
.ooo3
Podcasts
.profile
.pulse
.pulse-cookie
.rcc
.recently-used.xbel
.ssh
.themes
.thumbnails
.viminfo
.vimrc
.Xauthority
.xdvirc
.xim.template
.xinitrc.template
.xsession-errors
.xsession-errors.old
.y2log
.y2usersettings
.zenmap
and most of them are empty or they contain files as
f4:3c:f0:30:6a:03:d4:5b:c8:5b:6e:11:ed:19:1d:a6
or
0a2bed1226bf68cd6c8d01ffed684937.png files that doesnt have prewiev
the dot files you are seeing are configuration files for the applications you installed. *nix systems store GLOBAL configuration files in the /etc directory. The dot files in your home directory are your personalized configurations and are normal. For example, the .vimrc file contains your personal preferences/configurations for the VIM text editor. You should also have a /etc/vimrc file, where global preferences are stored. I.e. preferences and settings in /etc/ are available to all users, whereas dot files (configuration files) in your home directory are only available to you
.
These look legitimate to me. However, you would know best which applications you installed. Many applications on linux will create these sorts of files. Be aware, sometimes when you uninstall an application, the dot file is usually not removed automatically. So over the course of running your system, you may have orphaned configuration files. But they shouldnt pose any problem
and most of them are empty or they contain files as
f4:3c:f0:30:6a:03:d4:5b:c8:5b:6e:11:ed:19:1d:a6
or
0a2bed1226bf68cd6c8d01ffed684937.png files that doesnt have prewiev
As for your odd filenames…Not sure. In what folder are they?
the first was in cache i guess and the second in thumbmail and it was simple some pictures i accidentaly opened in banshee, so it looks okay, thanks for replies. i will try BleachBit to clear unused files. (iam still in “trying” phase with my linux, so i install many packages. When i learn more about linux i will make new clean installation of openSUSE)
These orphaned files are usually configuration files from apps you uninstalled. They take very little space and can be reused if you install the app again, preserving your settings - and scores, in case of games - so there’s not much gain in deleting them.
Normally you wouldn’t want to see them in the file browser, as you don’t work with them directly most of the time, and accidentally deleting some of them may get you in trouble (.ICEauthority, for instance) or deconfigure your desktop (.kde directory). That’s why the “show hidden files” option in Dolphin/konqueror is unchecked by default. I suggest you turn it off again.
most of the time the system will just make a new .file with the DEFAULT settings in it if you delete it or rename it
for example
if some how you REALLY mess up some settings ( this DOSE happen when one is new , and old too .
renaming a “.” file in your home say for KDE the .kde & .kde4 files to .kde4.off and rebooting
the same for Gnome the .gnome2 file to .gnome2.off
and if by chance if one REALLY REALLY messes things up
/home/YourUserName to " /home/YourUserName-old "
BUT somethings might NOT WORK afterwords so DO NOT JUST DELETE THEM
also there is a keyboard shortcut for showing and hiding the “hidden” files
<control>+<h>