| Stephen Gran on 30 Jun 2006 13:41:24 -0000 |
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On Fri, Jun 30, 2006 at 09:04:29AM -0400, Jeff Abrahamson said: > I've noticed that "apt-get remove" doesn't always remove everything. > Configuration files are reasonable if I have modified them, but, for > example, it sometimes leaves cron jobs behind. Here's an example: > > jeff@astra:~ $ dpkg -l uucp > rc uucp 1.07-17 Unix to Unix Copy Program > jeff@astra:~ $ for f in $(dpkg -L uucp); do if [ -e $f ]; then echo $f; fi; done > /etc/uucp/Poll > /etc/uucp/expire > /etc/logrotate.d/uucp > /etc/pam.d/uucp > /etc/cron.d/uucp > /var/log/uucp > /var/spool/uucp > jeff@astra:~ $ > > I haven't been able to determine if this is intended behavior or a > package bug against which I should file a bug report. Anyone know > what's intended? Files in /etc are only removed on purge (apt-get remove --purge or dpkg --purge). The same is true for logs. As for the spool, that's usually package specific - some remove the spool on purge, some ask, and some always leave it behind. The idea here is that you might want to, for instance, switch MTA's to test a new one, decide you don't like it, and switch back. All your configuration, logs, and spools are still there, and things just pick up where they left off. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Stephen Gran | "See - the thing is - I'm an | | steve@lobefin.net | absolutist. I mean, kind of ... in a | | http://www.lobefin.net/~steve | way ..." | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attachment:
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