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Re: Using .XCompose



On 2020-07-09 at 20:38, Zenaan Harkness wrote:

> `apt-get` seems to have a `reinstall` subcommand, but I could not
> find the same in the `apt` manpage for some reason.

It's there, in the fourth subheading under DESCRIPTION:

>>        install, reinstall, remove, purge (apt-get(8))
>>            Performs the requested action on one or more packages specified via
>>            regex(7), glob(7) or exact match. The requested action can be
>>            overridden for specific packages by appending a plus (+) to the
>>            package name to install this package or a minus (-) to remove it.

Plus a couple more paragraphs. Basically the same behavior as the
apt-get version, and they even point you to apt-get(8) for more.

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The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all
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