This is the output of a couple of dpkg commands on my system:- monkey:/home/neil# dpkg -l "mutt*" Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-========================-========================-================================================================ ii mutt 1.3.15-2 Text-based mailreader supporting MIME, GPG, PGP and threading. un mutt-i <none> (no description available) rc mutt-ja 0.95.4i.jp2-2.1 Text-based mailreader for Japanese. un muttzilla <none> (no description available)
monkey:/home/neil# dpkg -p mutt-i Package `mutt-i' is not available. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. So, why is "mutt-i" still listed if it is not available? How can I flush these "unavailable" packages so they don't clutter up the packaging system? dpkg --forget-old-unavail appears to be what I want, but it does nothing from what I can surmise. Thanks, Neil.
