A> If any files /etc/rcrunlevel.d/[SK]??name already exist then updateâ A> rc.d does nothing. This is so that the system administrator can rearâ A> range the links, provided that they leave at least one link remaining, A> without having their configuration overwritten.
Well, still, this means not all the configuration is stored in conffiles. Some of it stored in link states. And that wouldn't survive an apt-get remove/install, but the conffiles would. So one gets a distorted reinstall.