Package: dpkg Look at this:
pear# dpkg -s iamerican Package: iamerican Status: purge ok not-installed Priority: standard Section: text pear# cd /usr/lib/ispell/ pear# ls -l total 1710 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5688 Feb 19 1997 american.aff lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Mar 25 1998 american.hash -> americanmed+.hash -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 857328 Feb 19 1997 americanmed+.hash -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5688 Mar 14 16:20 british.aff lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Mar 15 09:24 british.hash -> britishmed+.hash -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 870064 Mar 14 16:20 britishmed+.hash lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 39 Mar 25 1998 default.aff -> /etc/alternatives/ispell-dictionary.aff lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 40 Mar 25 1998 default.hash -> /etc/alternatives/ispell-dictionary.hash pear# ls -l /etc/alternatives/ispell-dictionary.* lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 28 Mar 15 09:34 /etc/alternatives/ispell-dictionary.aff -> /usr/lib/ispell/american.aff lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 29 Mar 15 09:34 /etc/alternatives/ispell-dictionary.hash -> /usr/lib/ispell/american.hash It's as if those imamerican files have been preserved by the alternatives links, even though I purged the package. Jules /----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------\ | Jelibean aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 6 Evelyn Rd | | Jules aka | | Richmond, Surrey | | Julian Bean | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TW9 2TF *UK* | +----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------+ | War doesn't demonstrate who's right... just who's left. | | When privacy is outlawed... only the outlaws have privacy. | \----------------------------------------------------------------------/
