Thread: broken apt-get
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sixwheeledbeast is offline sixwheeledbeast
2013-09-22 , 08:43
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#12
Originally Posted by pichlo View Post
Yes but sometimes remove fails, leaving behind partially installed packages.
Which is why one needs to read the apt-get output.
Code:
apt-get remove --purge foopackage
I generally use HAM but if I use apt-get to remove something I use the above.

Hopefully the package should be clever enough to clean or reincorporate any existing installation or I would say it's flawed.
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