Home Directory Mess
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hey guys,
i installed retropie on a raspberry pi 3 running raspbian via apt-get. even though i am astonished by what retropie can do, i found my home directory completely messed up by all that was installed, especially hidden files and links.
is there a way to do a cleaner install where all respective data will sit in one home directory subfolder?
cheers, h.
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If you truly know what is or is not supposed to be there, just remove the files manualy using a variation of the "rm" command. However, I really think you're asking for trouble with this, even if you attempt to find some automated cleaner. For example, simply using "apt-get autoremove" to remove unused dependencies can occasionally through a system into disarray. However, if you do decide to go down this road, make a strong mental note that you have done so when troubleshooting any problem in the future as it might possibly stem from the decision.
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No. But the symlinks are there so that you can access the configurations in one place in
/opt/retropie/configs/instead of having to find the configs in various areas of the home folderI wouldn't worry about having lots of hidden symlinks - it's not a problem. You can ignore them.
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