-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Torok Balint wrote: > Helo! > > Thank you everyone for the help I received. > > I have tried to install/purge the same applications with aptitude on > another computer and all went well. I conclude that the problem came > into existance becouse apt-get did not purge the package dependencies > along with the original package. Apt-get tried to purge only the > "original" package, but left its dependencies intact. Now the problem > is there, how can I correct it? How can I delete the leftover files? > I should determine somehow what where the demendencies, and purge > them too with apt-get? Would this delete the leftover files to?
Yes. As someone mentioned earlier, take an arbitrary file 'left over' in that directory and find the package for that file: dpkg -S filename then purge that package by aptitude purge repeat until the directory disappears. HTH, Johannes -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGgQVyC1NzPRl9qEURAj8pAJ0VVpXUkyHN7HG0mm+GRrIKGZUDewCdHKso x8m6/O6zS5kv42G5GYoGcJI= =yt7W -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
