Re: [Hampshire] Removing a package installed by apt-get

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Author: Brian Chivers
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To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Removing a package installed by apt-get
john lewis wrote:
> On Fri, 04 May 2007 14:03:55 +0100
> Brian Chivers <brian@???> wrote:
>
>> Is there a better way to remove it ??
>
> try apt-get --purge package name
>
> that should remove the config files
>
> PS I'd use aptitude purge so am not sure if I have the syntax
> correct for apt-get
>


Thanks guys that did the job, just had to remove some log files that got left behind because they'd
be rotated so I guess "apt" didn't know about them.

Brian

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