On 2004-03-02, Adam Funk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry if this is a stupid question, but... > > Suppose foo has already been removed without the --purge option, and I > later want to purge it. > > # apt-get --purge remove foo > gives the error that foo is not installed and therefore takes no action. > > I can work around this with > # apt-get install foo > # apt-get --purge remove foo > but that seems silly. Is there a "correct" way to purge foo?
I don't know if there's a better way, but using dselect to (s)elect it as to be purged and then (i)nstall as per selections works. Alexis -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
