Package: dpkg
Version: 1.14.4
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/share/man/man1/dpkg.1.gz
On man page
> dpkg --forget-old-unavail
> Forget about uninstalled unavailable packages.
Add: Use dpkg --clear-avail first to dramatically improve effects.
By the way, afterwards
$ grep Status /var/lib/dpkg/status|sort|uniq -c
1185 Status: install ok installed
3 Status: purge ok not-installed
And those three stubborn items are (why do they stay stuck in the
status file?):
Package: modutils
Status: purge ok not-installed
Priority: extra
Section: admin
Origin: debian
Bugs: debbugs://bugs.debian.org/
Package: libavcodeccvs
Status: purge ok not-installed
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Bugs: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Architecture: i386
Package: libavutilcvs0
Status: purge ok not-installed
Priority: optional
Section: libs
Bugs: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Architecture: i386
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