Bug#146167: apt: No way to purge record of package without purging config files

To: Andrew Ferrier <ajf98@doc.ic.ac.uk>, <146167@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: Bug#146167: apt: No way to purge record of package without purging config files
From: Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org>
Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 12:38:30 -0500 (CDT)
Message-id: <[🔎] Pine.LNX.4.33.0205071237540.16318-100000@gradall.private.brainfood.com>
Reply-to: Adam Heath <doogie@debian.org>, 146167@bugs.debian.org
In-reply-to: <Pine.LNX.4.42.0205071811270.18199-100000@moa.doc.ic.ac.uk>

reassign 146167 dpkg
thanks

> I realise that. That wasn't the feature I was describing. The
> problem arises when two packages share the same config files
> (e.g. exim and exim-tls): with both installed, it is impossible
> to purge one and remove it from the dpkg database entirely
> without removing the config files for the other (because they
> are the same config files). I was suggesting an option to purge
> from the dpkg database WITHOUT deleting the config files.

This is a dpkg problem.  I suggest you deal with it there, not for apt.



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