Here is the result of using that command:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo dpkg --force-all -P webmin-core
(Reading database ... 75153 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing webmin-core ...
/etc/webmin/webmin.acl: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing webmin-core (--purge):
subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
/etc/webmin/webmin.acl: No such file or directory
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
webmin-core
Does anyone know a way of forcing apt/dpkg to forget that a package even
exists?
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Freddie Witherden wrote:
Hi, none of those worked. It seems to be because it can not remove
(--purge) a package which does not have ant files and when I try to
reinstall it apt tries to configure the packages which need it. I need a
way of totally nuking those packages from apt's list so that it forgets
that they even exist.
This should always work:
dpkg --force-all -P <pkg-name>
Use caution, backup eveything and read the docs first. Try "man dpkg" and
"dpkg --force-help"
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