After I delete packages, especially pkg_delete -X, I get a long list of
instructions like:


-2.1.3 -------------------
You should also run rm -rf /etc/cups/*.conf.O /var/log/cups
You should also run rm -rf /var/cache/cups
You should also run rm -rf /var/spool/cups
--- -cups-pdf-2.6.1p0 -------------------
You should also run rm -rf /var/spool/cups-pdf/
--- -dbus-1.10.8v0 -------------------
Remember to update /var/db/dbus/machine-id
Remember to update /etc/machine-id
--- -dconf-0.24.0p1 -------------------
You should also run rm -rf /etc/dconf/db/*
You should also run rm -rf /etc/dconf/profile/*
--- -foo2zjs-20140627p1 -------------------
You should also run rm -f /usr/local/share/foo2hbpl/icm/*
You should also run rm -f /usr/local/share/foo2hiperc/icm/*
You should also run rm -f /usr/local/share/foo2hp/icm/*
You should also run rm -f /usr/local/share/foo2lava/icm/*
You should also run rm -f /usr/local/share/foo2oak/icm/*
You should also run rm -f /usr/local/share/foo2qpdl/icm/*
You should also run rm -f /usr/local/share/foo2slx/icm/*
You should also run rm -f /usr/local/share/foo2xqx/firmware/*
You should also run rm -f /usr/local/share/foo2zjs/firmware/*
You should also run rm -f /usr/local/share/foo2zjs/icm/*
--- -hplip-3.16.2 -------------------
You should also run rm -rf /usr/local/share/hplip/data/firmware
You should also run rm -rf /usr/local/share/hplip/data/plugins
You should also run rm -rf /usr/local/share/hplip/fax/plugins
You should also run rm -rf /usr/local/share/hplip/prnt/plugins
You should also run rm -rf /usr/local/share/hplip/scan/plugins
You should also run rm -f /usr/local/share/hplip/plugin.spec
--- -hplip-common-3.16.2 -------------------
You should also run rm -rf /var/log/hp/tmp/*
You should also run rm -f /var/log/hp/* 2>/dev/null || true
--- -net-snmp-5.7.3p6 -------------------
You should also run rm -rf /var/net-snmp/*
--- -sane-backends-1.0.25p2 -------------------
You should also run rm -rf /var/spool/lock/sane/*

With this format, I have to copy/paste each rm -rf, groupdel, etc by hand.
Could these messages be changed to something easier to use like:


--- -hplip-3.16.2 -------------------
You should also run
rm -rf /usr/local/share/hplip/data/firmware
rm -rf /usr/local/share/hplip/data/plugins
rm -rf /usr/local/share/hplip/fax/plugins
rm -rf /usr/local/share/hplip/prnt/plugins
rm -rf /usr/local/share/hplip/scan/plugins
rm -f /usr/local/share/hplip/plugin.spec

This would make these commands very simple to run.

Chris Bennett

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