Matt Zagrabelny wrote: > Sure. That doesn't make it correct, optimal, or the best option, just > how things have always been done. > > I understand the difference between remove and purge and the reason to > use both, but removing unmodified conf files seems like a win to me. > Keeps the clutter down.
You'll stop thinking this when apt decides to do an upgrade as follows: 1. remove foo (and its conffiles) 2. install bar 3. install foo That is one of the reasons for the current behavior, and temporarily removing a package is how apt deals with certian dependency issues. Renaming a package is another similar reason for the current behavior. -- see shy jo
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