Xplicit Language wrote: > i was wondering, if i remove or completely remove > something from synaptic is that uninstalling the > program or just deleteing the package, and if it does > only remove the package, how do i uninstall things > like a older version of wine? this help page says that > it is best to uninstall it, lol i'm starting to wonder > if a windows --> linux switch was a good idea....i'm > so lost. >
A couple of things: 1. Please don't top post. It is considered impolite. 2. You really should have started a new thread for this question. I am not too familiar with synaptic as I have not used it in a long time. However, there really is not difference between uninstalling the program and deleting the package. When you install a package, its files are unpacked onto your filesystem(s) in their designated places. When you uninstall the package (either remove or purge) their files are removed. The difference between removing and purging is that removing leaves the configuration files in place. When you purge, the configuration files are also removed. In terms of uninstalling an older version of WINE, I am not sure what you mean. If you install a newer version, the older version no longer exists on your system. That is, the files have been replaced by those from the updated package. If you want to remove the package, then you can do so and it will remove WINE entirely. Hopefully this clears it up some for you. -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto
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