Re: Bug#165140: apt: did apt-get remove, later remembered --purge

To: Dan Jacobson <jidanni@dman.ddts.net>, 165140-maintonly@bugs.debian.org
Cc: Debian Bug Tracking System <maintonly@bugs.debian.org>, APT Development Team <deity@lists.debian.org>, apt@packages.qa.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#165140: apt: did apt-get remove, later remembered --purge
From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@debian.org>
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 00:03:38 -0600 (MDT)
Message-id: <[🔎] Pine.LNX.3.96.1021017000310.8681A-100000@wakko.debian.net>
In-reply-to: <[🔎] E181cmY-000173-00@debian>

On Wed, 16 Oct 2002, Dan Jacobson wrote:

> Ridiculous, why should one have to insert a CD to do a purge.  Never
> mind. ^C Yes, I am a beginner.

You should do dpkg --purge ... if you want to remove configuration files
for an already removed package.

Jason

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- Bug#165140: apt: did apt-get remove, later remembered --purge
  - From: Dan Jacobson <jidanni@dman.ddts.net>

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