Re: how to remove postgresql package that don't want to be ?

[Chris Jackson <c.jackson@shadowcat.co.uk>]

Frank Bonnet wrote:

> Hello I'm trying to remove the postgresql package without success ...
> any info welcome

[snip]

> h1n1:~# dpkg -l | grep postgres
> pi  postgresql-8.3                      8.3.9-0lenny1 
> object-relational SQL database, version 8.3 server
> ii  postgresql-client-8.3               8.3.9-0lenny1 
> front-end programs for PostgreSQL 8.3
> ii  postgresql-client-common            94lenny1                 manager 
> for multiple PostgreSQL client versions
> ii  postgresql-common                   94lenny1 
> PostgreSQL database-cluster manager


The package name is "postgresql-8.3", you need to remove it by that 
name, not just "postgresql". You may need to remove the client/common 
files separately.

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Chris Jackson
Shadowcat Systems Ltd.