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Re: --purge after apt-get remove?



Tod Hagan <tod@bondcliff.com> writes:

> apt-get remove <a whole bunch of packages>
...
> Is there a way to purge the conf files that's quicker than
> reinstalling and then purging the packages?

Just running 'dpkg --purge packagename' should DTRT, no need to
reinstall.  You should be able to find packages with only
configuration files installed fairly straightforwardly in aptitude,
and probably dselect too.

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