Re: Purging a package with apt (was: Re: Q: Why 24 depth/not 32?)

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Subject: Re: Purging a package with apt (was: Re: Q: Why 24 depth/not 32?)
From: Ignasi Tura <seasidefront@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 00:05:05 +0100
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Reply-to: Ignasi Tura <seasidefront@yahoo.fr>
In-reply-to: <[🔎] 20001129223144.A1632@yggdrasil>; from sylvain.defresne@enst-bretagne.fr on Wed, Nov 29, 2000 at 10:31:44PM +0100
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> > 	apt-get --purge xdm
> > 
> 	It should be : apt-get --purge remove xdm

Hi,

I've grepped /usr/doc/apt for 'purge', man apt, apt --help and I haven't found any reference towards 'purge'!

I should repeat the commands and clean my glasses, or the docs must be updated?


A purge option for apt was something I missed from it, so I've been interested in the theme.


Ignasi










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