Re: "purge" a package without removing config or remaining files

[Marc Auslander <marcslists@gmail.com>]

Julien Claassen <julien@mail.upb.de> writes:

> Hello Marc!
>   I believe your problem *shoud(TM)* be fixed by not purging but removing:
> aptitude remove squeezeboxserver
> or:
> dpkg remove squeezeboxserver
>   Not sure if the remove option is exactly the same for dpkg, but it
> should be and otherwise that could be easy to find out from the
> manpage. - It says, that remove is exactly there, to remove a package
> aka it's binariesand libs, but not its config files.
>   Warmly yours
>            Julien

Thanks.  I was not clear enough.  It was automatically removed when
the new package was installed.  It now lurks in the configured state
waiting for me to accidently purge it and destroy my new
installation.  I'd like to get rid that risk.