tag 351900 wontfix thanks sir Hi,
On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 10:56:04AM +0000, Greg Kochanski wrote: > Package: dpkg > Version: 1.13.11.0.1 > Severity: wishlist > Installing are removing a package leave a bunch > of cruft on your system. All the packages > conffiles are left, cluttering up /etc. > Now, it makes lots of sense to leave package configuration > information around, so that if one re-installs a package, > it comes back in the same state. But what if the > state is the default configuration? > Then there is no need to keep it. > I suggest that dpkg delete un-edited conffiles when > removing packages, in the interests of cleanliness. > Alternatively, dpkg could be more conservative, > and only delete conffiles if no conffile has been > edited. > Either way, it'll reduce the litter in my /etc directory. I think you want to purge the packages instead of just removing them. I'll tag wontfix for now as I don't see the point, if some one else on the team disagrees, please tag accordingly. regards, guillem -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
