Re: Am I paranoid?
Hi
On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 11:17:12AM +0100, ha wrote:
> >
> >Please note the difference between *are/is* installed, and *were* installed.
> >
> >I would expect dpkg -S to fail if those packages had been wrongly
> >removed (corrupting dpkg database) but the pam and man files are
> >extremely unlikely to be the result of malware. The OP never responded
> >to my query about the other files that would have been installed - or
> >checked the installation history with dpkg --get-selections (it won't
> >show if purge was run, but then, those files would likely not be left).
> >
>
> Sorry I didn't follow up on this one...
> What info did you requested?
> How can I check if the package was installed (but is there no more)?
> I believe that dpkg --get-selections shows only available packages.
If the package was *purged* I don't think it should be different that
never-installed-in-the-first-place. (If I'm wrong, somebody shout!)
However, if it was installed and then removed, then the configuration
files should remain, and "dpkg --status $packagename" would report:
Status: deinstall ok config-files
For the uninitiated: Removing a debian package will not remove the
configuration files. Which is a brilliant if you subsequently
re-install the package. To also remove configuration files, you need
to *purge* the package. Since configuration files are usually very
small, most people are not too bothered about the difference.
However.... Neither seems to match the situation of the original
poster - (s?)he seems to have both a binary *and* a configuration
file...
--
Karl E. Jorgensen
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