On 10 Nov 2002, Bob Proulx wrote: > Travis Crump <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-11-10 14:54:11 -0500]: > > Bob Proulx wrote: > > >Yes. But if the package has already been uninstalled then you can't > > >purge it. You must install it again and then remove it using purge. > > > > Sure you can, I just tried it. I did dpkg -l | grep ^rc, picked a > > random package and dpkg --purged it and it purged successfully. You > > can't apt-get remove --purge a removed package, but you can dpkg --purge it. > > Sweet! That is a very useful tidbit to know. > > Thanks for pointing that out. > > Bob
Thanks to all who replied. As I posted earlier in a followup, I managed to delete the offending entry in /var/lib/dpkg/available. AC -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] || http://www.acampbell.org.uk using Linux GNU/Debian || for book reviews, electronic Windows-free zone || books and skeptical articles -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
