Peter Hardy wrote:
>
> On Fri, 07 Mar 2003 09:21:29 +1100 Terry Collins wrote:
> > AIUI - apt-get remove package uninstalls and deletes package from
> > system.
>
> No. remove will uninstall the package, but configuration files stay
> installed, as well as debconf config, and the package file will stay in
> apt's cache (/var/cache/apt/archives/)
Is there a command to clean out/remove the configuration files as well.
I suspect one of them is corrupted and want to start afresh (rather than
laboriously comb configuration files).
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