On Wed, 9 Jun 2004, Alejandro Exojo wrote: > Package: apache-perl > Version: 1.3.31-1 > Severity: normal > > When purging apache-perl, dpkg complained about /etc/apache-perl, > because it isn't empty. The same applies to apache-ssl: > > ----------------------8<------------------------ > Removing apache-perl ... > Purging configuration files for apache-perl ... > dpkg - warning: while removing apache-perl, directory `/etc/apache-perl' > not empty so not removed. > Removing apache-ssl ... > Purging configuration files for apache-ssl ... > dpkg - warning: while removing apache-ssl, directory `/etc/apache-ssl' > not empty so not removed. > --------------------->8--------------------------
This is not a bug. If there are files in /etc/apache-perl or apache-ssl that do not belong to the package the directories must NOT be removed. Fabio -- <user> fajita: step one <fajita> Whatever the problem, step one is always to look in the error log. <user> fajita: step two <fajita> When in danger or in doubt, step two is to scream and shout.