Thus spake lloyder@canada.com: > As only a true newbie could... > I screwed up the configs for ipmasq. To start > fresh I > 'apt-get remove ipmasq' and 'rm -r /etc/ipmasq'. > > Of course, now when I reinstall it via apt-get, it does not give me > any of the config files -> the rules . How do I get > them back?! > > How can I reset apt-get or whatever to think it is my > first time installing a particular package? > > Thank you, > Lloyd D Budd You have topurge it, so apt (and dpkg) know that the conf files are removed. Try dpkg --purge or apt-get remove --purge ipmasq, then apt-get install ipmasq. Steve -- "Our reruns are better than theirs." -- Nick at Nite
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