On Fri, Aug 20, 2004 at 04:47:59AM +0530, Sridhar M.A. wrote: > On Thu, Aug 19, 2004 at 03:48:37PM -0700, Stefan O'Rear wrote: > > > > To completely remove a package do "dpkg --purge packagename", or > > "apt-get purge packagename". > > > Should it not be apt-get --purge remove packagename?
No, since the package has long since been removed. But dpkg (the actual workhorse, and slogger behind the apt-get 'front-end') retains the information about where the various files are. So you need to use it. -- Thomas Adam -- "Frankly, Mr. Shankly, since you ask. You are a flatulent pain in the arse." -- Morrissey. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
