Re: apt-get & packages marked as rc

2001-09-24 Thread Michael Heldebrant
On Sat, 2001-09-22 at 14:02, Rajesh Fowkar wrote: > Vineet Kumar saw fit to inform me that: > >* Rajesh Fowkar ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [010921 07:23]: > >> Hi, > >> > >> Is there any way to remove all the packages at a stretch using apt or dpkg > >> ? > >> > >> When we do apt-get remove the configur

Re: apt-get & packages marked as rc

2001-09-22 Thread Rajesh Fowkar
Vineet Kumar saw fit to inform me that: >* Rajesh Fowkar ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [010921 07:23]: >> Hi, >> >> Is there any way to remove all the packages at a stretch using apt or dpkg >> ? >> >> When we do apt-get remove the configuration files are retained. Now say I >> want to remove all these pa

Re: apt-get & packages marked as rc

2001-09-21 Thread Martin F Krafft
also sprach Rajesh Fowkar (on Fri, 21 Sep 2001 07:58:24PM +): > When we do apt-get remove the configuration files are retained. Now say I > want to remove all these packges permenantly along with the configuration > files, How to do that ? At present I am doing dpkg --purge packages>. Is there

Re: apt-get & packages marked as rc

2001-09-21 Thread Vineet Kumar
* Rajesh Fowkar ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [010921 07:23]: > Hi, > > Is there any way to remove all the packages at a stretch using apt or dpkg > ? > > When we do apt-get remove the configuration files are retained. Now say I > want to remove all these packges permenantly along with the configuration >

Re: apt-get & packages marked as rc

2001-09-21 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Fri, Sep 21, 2001 at 07:58:24PM +, Rajesh Fowkar wrote: > Is there any way to remove all the packages at a stretch using apt or dpkg > ? > > When we do apt-get remove the configuration files are retained. Now say I > want to remove all these packges permenantly along with the configuration

apt-get & packages marked as rc

2001-09-21 Thread Rajesh Fowkar
Hi, Is there any way to remove all the packages at a stretch using apt or dpkg ? When we do apt-get remove the configuration files are retained. Now say I want to remove all these packges permenantly along with the configuration files, How to do that ? At present I am doing dpkg --purge . Is ther