Re: help with "apt-get purge"
On 2007-06-23, Zach <netrek@gmail.com> wrote:
[rearranging for legibility]
> On 6/22/07, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe <tshepang@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 6/21/07, Mathias Brodala <info@noctus.net> wrote:
>> > Hi.
>> >
>> > Tshepang Lekhonkhobe, 21.06.2007 15:55:
>> > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=133421 promised me
>> > > that "apt-get purge" now works (0.7.2) but it complains that it's an
>> > > invalid operation.
>> >
>> > Dunno if you didn't see it but the last mail in this report says that the patch
>> > providing the "purge" operation was not applied correctly. Either wait for an
>> > update or get the source and fix it yourself.
>>
>> thanks for it now works and yes I didn't see it
>
> also you can always do: dpkg --purge
The problem with this solution being that you have to work out
dependancy chains by yourself, where an apt-get/aptitude purge will work
them out for you.
To see for yourself, try it on any "-data" package.
--
Christopher Nelson -- chris@cavein.org
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