----- "Omahn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 13, 2007 4:04 PM, Johnathon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ----- "Omahn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Nov 13, 2007 3:37 PM, Johnathon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Your data is in a folder which has been created by the package. > purge > > removes all folders created by the package on install - that is > it's > > function, to literally purge the pacakge's existance from your > computer. > > If you don't want this, use remove, not purge. > > > > > But this contravenes the Debian packaging policy, if Ubuntu has a > different > policy could you point me in the right direction? > > Thanks. > Hi,
I am just a first-line triager, so I may have got it wrong. But technically speaking, it is extreemly difficult for a seperate program (packaging system) to learn whether a folder is content or configuration. In this case, the packaging system treats it as configuration, as the files & folder in which they are contained have been generated by the program. Because of the way that Ubuntu is setup, if this is the case here, you'll likely experience the same effect in Debian. I can reset the bug to new status, and leave it for another triager to take a look if you wish, but as far as I am aware this is not a bug. -- Blog: kirrus.co.uk Work: encryptec.net RPGs: Captain Senaris Vlenn, CO, USS Sarek Lt Aieron Peters, XO DS5 -- Purging MRTG removes data from /var/www/mrtg https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/162426 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
