Hello On 10 May 2013 09:04, <jida...@jidanni.org> wrote: > Package: aptitude > Version: 0.6.9.1-1 > Severity: wishlist > > The man page should note that reinstall doesn't fix missing files... > # mv /etc/apache2/conf-available/php5-cgi.conf > # aptitude reinstall php5-cgi > # ls ... not found
That is a conffile. It will be recreated if you purge and then install, however reinstall does not work like that (more like remove then install; or upgrade) as otherwise a reinstall will lose user data. Had you tested this on a non-conffile, you would see that reinstall does recreate such files. > apt-get's man page should also note this. > > In fact what indeed reinstall does do, if anything, should be mentioned in > detail. I believe the apt-get man page is sufficiently clear, where aptitudes could use perhaps some expansion. Removing and cleansing of conffiles is only mentioned for "purge", and there is no expectation of this happening elsewhere. Regards -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
