On 27 Oct 2006, Rev Simon Rumble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 exim In my experience if the package is a bit crufty then dpkg is the better bet. -- Martin -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
