* Andrei Popescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Feb 10 07:37 -0600]:
> On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 07:07:59 -0600
> Nate Bargmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > After years of updates, package installations and removals, browsing
> > through the Not Installed section of Aptitude reveals a number of
> > packages with a status of 'c' which means a package was simply
> > removed, but its configuration files have been left installed. I
> > would like to have Aptitude be able to sort by package state so the
> > 'c' packages can be grouped together in the UI for easy purging.
> >
> > Did I miss something in the manual or do I need to file a Wishlist
> > bug?
>
> You can use search/limit pattern ~c. If you don't want them by category
> then you can limit (press l) with !~v~c
Thanks for the tips. They were exactly what I was looking for.
- Nate >>
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