Re: dpkg return "directory not empty so not removed" -- now what?

[Adam Aube <aaube01@baker.edu>]

H. S. wrote:

> When dpkg return that a particular directory was not empty and so was
> removed, but is to be done with that offending directory? As an example,
> what should I do in this case:
> 
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>    mozilla-tabextensions*
> The following NEW packages will be installed:
>    mozilla-xft

> dpkg - warning: while removing mozilla-tabextensions, directory
> `/usr/lib/mozilla-firefox' not empty so not removed.
> dpkg - warning: while removing mozilla-tabextensions, directory
> `/etc/mozilla-extensions' not empty so not removed.

In this case - nothing. Those directories hold plugins, extensions, etc. to
Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox. Since you only removed one extension and not
the entire browser, there's no need to remove those directories.

Adam