Hrm.. etckeeper is run on apt-get remove/purge... In fact it is run as DPkg::Pre-Invoke and DPkg::Post-Invoke in any APT call. Just tested:
$ sudo apt-get remove vim [...] Suppression de vim ... Committing to: /etc/ modified .etckeeper modified alternatives/ex modified alternatives/rview missing alternatives/rvim modified alternatives/rvim modified alternatives/vi modified alternatives/view missing alternatives/vim modified alternatives/vim missing alternatives/vimdiff modified alternatives/vimdiff Committed revision 2. This is on maverick, but I'm pretty sure that wasn't changed for Lucid. ** Changed in: etckeeper (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to etckeeper in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/713704 Title: etckeeper is not run on apt-get remove or apt-get purge -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs