Re: created problems uninstalling xdm
Hello,
Am Donnerstag, 26. September 2002 10:10 schrieb Andy Saxena:
> On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 06:46:02PM -0400, Jim Hribar wrote:
> > I uninstalled xdm (apt-get remove xdm) and which in turn
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
better: apt-get --purge remove xdm. This will remove xdm with all
config-files. When you delete config files manualy, apt will never
install this files again because they are modified.
> >
> >
> > The problem is, I can reinstall xdm fine, and it works (I think
> > it looks different), but those files do not come back. How do
> > I know? If I uninstall the package again, it does not tell me
> > that the directory is empty. What package filled those
> > directories? I used tasksel to install X Windows.
try "dpkk --force-confmiss -i xdm" This should install all config
files.
Torsten
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