Re: Restoring config files from default

[Thomas Adam <thomas_adam16@yahoo.com>]

--- Shaun Jackman <sdj@sfu.ca> wrote:
> I tried apt-get --reinstall, but it didn't have the desired effect. In
> the following log I try to restore /etc/protocols with no luck.
> 
> Please cc me in your reply. Thanks,
> Shaun

You could do:

apt-get --purge remove <package> <package>+

But that is potentially disasterous. :)

-- Thomas Adam

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