Re: [SLUG] Re: Re: Distro Layout / Config Standards (was Re: Debian)

[Matthew Dalton]

Ken Yap wrote:
> This is not reasonable if the package has been
> configured, e.g.  your /etc/exports files has names of local filesystems
> you want to export.  Deleting and reinstalling would lose that sort of
> info.

Not if you're using Debian:
- To 'remove' a package is to delete the program files, but not the
config files.
- To 'purge' a package is to delete the program files and the config
files.


Matthew


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