On Thu, Dec 05, 2002 at 09:34:01AM -0500, Lloyd Zusman wrote:
> In other words, I intended to type this:
> 
>   apt-get --purge remove the-package
> 
> ... but I inadvertantly typed this:
> 
>   apt-get remove the-package
> 
> In these cases, is there any way that I can now do the equivalent of the
> "--purge" without re-installing the package and re-issuing the "remove"
> command with the "--purge" flag?

Use 'dpkg --purge the-package'.

Cheers,

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Colin Watson                                  [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]


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