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Re: NEVER remove log files without asking



On Fri, Aug 20, 2004 at 08:26:00AM -0500, John Hasler wrote:
> Matthew Palmer writes:
> > It would be kinda cool on occasion, but I think the current rule is
> > practically sufficient -- remove makes the package inoperative by deleting
> > the "static" parts of a package, purge should get rid of all traces of the
> > package from your system.
> 
> Policy says that purge is to remove all files created by dpkg or the
> maintainer scripts plus all logs.  That's a long way from "rid all traces".

Plus anything marked as a conffile.  What traces of a package should be left
after a purge, then?

- Matt

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