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Re: apt-get install problem



On Fri, Jun 29, 2007 at 09:42:20AM +0100, Nick Adie wrote:
> Hi
>  
> I ran: apt-get install mediawiki [OK]
> i ran: apt-get remove --purge mediawiki [OK]

So far, so good
  
> I then in hind sight did a 'stupid' and removed the leftover folders and files.

Which ones?

> When I now run: apt-get install mediawiki
>  
> It searches the repository tells me everything is OK and installs nothing.
>  
> How do I reinstall?

According to what I can see in the repository, the "mediawiki" package 
is just a metapackage. All it contains is a dependency on mediawiki1.7 
(or 1.9, depending on your release).

The "leftovere" files you removed probably belong(ed) to mediawiki1.7 
(or mediawiki1.9).  If you blow that away (apt-get --purge remove ...) 
and reinstall it, you might get somewhere...

Hope this helps
-- 
Karl E. Jorgensen
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