On Mon, Mar 29, 2004 at 08:28:00PM -0800, Scarletdown wrote:
> Micha Feigin wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 29, 2004 at 10:22:22AM -0800, Scarletdown wrote:
...
> > Something else that sometimes helps is to try reinstalling the related
> > packages or purging and reinstalling, it can sometimes be some leftover
> > configuration files that have changed and haven't been updated
> > properly since you changed them.
>
> I tried that too. I did apt-get remove gphoto2, apt-get remove gtkam,
> and even apt-get remove gimp for good measure. Then I did apt-get clean
> , thinking that might be the way to purge the old stuff (if that wasn't
> the right way, could someone please tell me how purges are done?)
You need to run
apt-get --purge remove <package-name>
to clean out the config files. I'd suggest recording the session (man
script) in case anything else isn't removed--that way you'll be able to
see the warnings in the script file in case they fly past too fast as
it happens.
Kenward
--
In a completely rational society, the best of us would aspire to be
_teachers_ and the rest of us would have to settle for something less,
because passing civilization along from one generation to the next
ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility anyone
could have. - Lee Iacocca
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
