Bug#133421: apt-get purge
tags 133421 + patch
thanks
At 1013451958 time_t, dominique devriese wrote:
> Package: apt
> Version: 0.5.4
> Severity: wishlist
>
> there should be a purge action, so that
> apt-get purge <XXX>
> would equal
> apt-get remove --purge <XXX>
> domi
I agree! Patch attached against apt 0.7.1!
Cheers,
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diff -ur -x '\po' apt-0.7.1/cmdline/apt-get.cc apt-0.7.1.jd/cmdline/apt-get.cc
--- apt-0.7.1/cmdline/apt-get.cc 2007-05-02 13:55:26.000000000 +0200
+++ apt-0.7.1.jd/cmdline/apt-get.cc 2007-05-03 17:07:16.000000000 +0200
@@ -1569,6 +1569,11 @@
bool DefRemove = false;
if (strcasecmp(CmdL.FileList[0],"remove") == 0)
DefRemove = true;
+ else if (strcasecmp(CmdL.FileList[0], "purge") == 0)
+ {
+ _config->Set("APT::Get::Purge", true);
+ DefRemove = true;
+ }
else if (strcasecmp(CmdL.FileList[0], "autoremove") == 0)
{
_config->Set("APT::Get::AutomaticRemove", "true");
@@ -2620,6 +2625,7 @@
" upgrade - Perform an upgrade\n"
" install - Install new packages (pkg is libc6 not libc6.deb)\n"
" remove - Remove packages\n"
+ " purge - Remove and purge packages\n"
" source - Download source archives\n"
" build-dep - Configure build-dependencies for source packages\n"
" dist-upgrade - Distribution upgrade, see apt-get(8)\n"
@@ -2728,6 +2734,7 @@
{"upgrade",&DoUpgrade},
{"install",&DoInstall},
{"remove",&DoInstall},
+ {"purge",&DoInstall},
{"autoremove",&DoInstall},
{"dist-upgrade",&DoDistUpgrade},
{"dselect-upgrade",&DoDSelectUpgrade},
diff -ur -x '\po' apt-0.7.1/doc/apt-get.8.xml apt-0.7.1.jd/doc/apt-get.8.xml
--- apt-0.7.1/doc/apt-get.8.xml 2006-12-14 11:33:38.000000000 +0100
+++ apt-0.7.1.jd/doc/apt-get.8.xml 2007-05-03 17:09:39.000000000 +0200
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
<arg>dselect-upgrade</arg>
<arg>install <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
<arg>remove <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
+ <arg>purge <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
<arg>source <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
<arg>build-dep <arg choice="plain" rep="repeat"><replaceable>pkg</replaceable></arg></arg>
<arg>check</arg>
@@ -152,6 +153,11 @@
installed instead of removed.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry><term>purge</term>
+ <listitem><para><literal>purge</literal> is identical to <literal>remove</literal> except that packages are
+ removed and purged.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry><term>source</term>
<listitem><para><literal>source</literal> causes <command>apt-get</command> to fetch source packages. APT
will examine the available packages to decide which source package to
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