Re: Unidentified subject!

[Thierry Chatelet]

Clive Menzies wrote: On (05/10/06 03:34), George Adamides wrote: hi how do i uninstall a package? for example i have mysql4 and i want to remove it from my system. how do go about doing that? as root or sudo: # aptitude purge mysql4 see man aptitude Regards Clive Since you seem to be a new by, you must be warn to use either aptitude or apt-get, but do not mix them, they don't work the same way, and you will get a mess. Thierry PS: Older users, dont start a war over aptitude or apt-get, it's not the point for a newcomer!! ;-)