On Mon, Sep 18, 2000 at 07:51:29AM -0400, Jonathan Markevich wrote: > bash-2.03$ dpkg -S `which emacs` > dpkg: /usr/bin/emacs not found. > > What package do I have to purge? Is there some other obscure tool for > finding files in packages? Who put it there?
My condolences on emacs. I agree wholeheartedly. /usr/bin/emacs is probably a symlink, which is why the dpkg -S doesn't find it. You can resolve it to a file and try that path, or just look for an installed copy: dpkg -l | grep ^i | grep -i emacs Mike -- Michael P. Soulier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "...the word HACK is used as a verb to indicate a massive amount of nerd-like effort." -Harley Hahn, A Student's Guide to UNIX