Yes, it's the expected behaviour... You can also remove them by running: dpkg --purge `dpkg --get-selections | grep deinstall | cut -f1` as proposed here: http://blog.moybella.net/2007/09/05/cleaning-up-after-aptget-remove/
Apart from the above, I agree with you that purge should remove the configuration files of a previously removed package... -- won't purge deinstalled packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/244598 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
