On Sun, 2 Nov 2003, Haines Brown wrote:
> > I installed a dict front end (ding) and somehow inadvertently > configured it for "" as background color. I can't figure out in the > startup script how to correct that, and so decided simply to reinstall > ding. > > I ran: aptitude purge ding, and then did a new installation. However, > the script error remains, suggesting that purge did not remove > configuration files. > > How should I have gone about removing an application so that its > original configuration files are deleted? > > Haines Brown > Hi Haines, /var/lib/dpkg/info/ding.list is a file that is part of the ding .deb package. if you look at it, it will tell you where all the files that ding installed are. /var/lib/dpkg/info/ding.postinst is the post-install script /var/lib/dpkg/info/ding.postrm is the post-remove scirpt .../ding.preinst is the pre-install script .../ding.prerm is the pre-remove script check them and see which line is causing the problem. if needed, comment a line out, if this helps you remove or purge or reinstall. and then re/install it and see if this fixes the problem. BUT if you have to change a script, its a bug. If you found it, thousands of others will too, so file a report to speed up the bug-fix process! HTH -Kevin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
