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ikerrg is offline ikerrg
2012-09-29 , 17:19
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Hi,

I'd like to delete one package from the dpkg list of selected packages (the list obtained from the command "dpkg --get-selections"). The package is already unistalled and that list shows it as "<packagename> deinstall" (together with many other packages). How can I remove that package from the installation/deinstallation history of dpkg/dselect commands?

Thanks in advance.
 
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2012-09-29 , 17:49
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Have you tried to use the dpkg --purge option instead of dpkg --remove ?
Be careful of deleting other packages in addition!
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2012-09-29 , 23:16
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Thanks, that seems to work!!! The package is now removed from the dpkg list. I did not know that removing a package using the HAM is not enough, you also need to purge its config files.
 
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