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Re: rm_conffile and left behind files



On Sat, Mar 6, 2021 at 10:47 PM Paul Wise - pabs@debian.org
<pkgoyq.xpt.dc8e9f3b50.pabs#debian.org@ob.0sg.net> wrote:
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> On Sun, Mar 7, 2021 at 3:31 AM Tong Sun wrote:
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> > after I remove the package
>
> Did you remove the package or purge it? Removing it will not run the
> postrm, but purging it will.

I use purge.

> > the last two files ... still remains and are left behind, while the first one was indeed gone.
>
> Were the two files modified after the package was installed?

Ah, indeed. the two files are modified after the package was
installed. Actually they are generated, not from within the package.

So what should I do?


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