> It would very useful if apt had a facility to purge packages _from the > database_ without > purging the config files for the package. For example, I have installed > exim-tls, which > shares config files with exim. I now have exim-tls working and have removed > exim, but not > purged it, because if I purge it, then it will delete the config files for > exim-tls (since > they are the same ones).
eh? apt-get doesn't do a purge by default, it only does remove. randolph -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

