Rev Simon Rumble wrote:
This one time, at band camp, Michael Lake wrote:
So how do I remove the files listed by dpkg and have the package manager
know that it is now not installed? I know there is --force but I'm not sure
if that's the right thing for here. The package isn't broken.
apt-get --purge remove <package>
Not sure of the dpkg equivalent.
dpkg --purge
apt-get remove and dpkg --remove will remove all files except
configuration files and init scripts. It also keeps dselect options
intact - if you ever decide to reinstall the package, you won't be
prompted to re-answer any questions.
Purging a package removes all trace of it.
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Pete
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