Woohoo! Things did not work *exactly* as you suggested, but I fixed things by doing:
apt-get --purge remove xdm apt-get install xdm Thanks, Jim -----Original Message----- From: Torsten Wolny [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 11:27 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: created problems uninstalling xdm Hello, Am Donnerstag, 26. September 2002 10:10 schrieb Andy Saxena: > On Tue, Sep 24, 2002 at 06:46:02PM -0400, Jim Hribar wrote: > > I uninstalled xdm (apt-get remove xdm) and which in turn ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ better: apt-get --purge remove xdm. This will remove xdm with all config-files. When you delete config files manualy, apt will never install this files again because they are modified. > > > > > > The problem is, I can reinstall xdm fine, and it works (I think > > it looks different), but those files do not come back. How do > > I know? If I uninstall the package again, it does not tell me > > that the directory is empty. What package filled those > > directories? I used tasksel to install X Windows. try "dpkk --force-confmiss -i xdm" This should install all config files. Torsten -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]