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Re: How to >>COMPLETELY<< remove an application?

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On 3/8/2017 4:53 PM, Jimmy Johnson wrote:
> [snip]
>
> Hi Richard,
>
> First, unless you are using something older than Jessie you can
> use apt as in #apt update or #apt purge, apt-get is no longer
> needed.

I am using Jessie, 8.6.0 with MATE Desktop.
Due to bandwidth limitations, I install strictly from purchased 
DVD sets.
That has some obvious drawbacks but it does meet my needs.

Your next paragraph suggests you have missed some long term 
background.
I have been trying to learn to use debootstrap and/or multistrap 
for a personal
very minimal Debian install. I came across grml-debootstrap which 
is designed
to simply using debootstrap. It works when using the Debian 
online repository.
I can't get it to work properly using its option to use a local 
CD/DVD as
the repository. I believed I had isolated the source of the 
problem, a
configuration file and its associated script. To capture 
information for filing
an upstream bug report, I wanted to start from a known condition 
by uninstalling grml-debootstrap and reinstalling, exactly 
duplicating original conditions.

I had done the uninstall using Synaptic's "Mark for complete 
removal" option.
After using Synaptic to re-install, I was not able to reproduce 
some of my
early results. That lead to my question in this thread.

Frank replied that my method was essentially correct and suggested I
also verify that some files in my home directory. I found no 
problems there.

About the same time Cindy-Sue said her preferred procedure was 
using both
"apt-get autoremove" and "apt-get purge" for package removal. 
That led me
to review the apt-get man page. That led me to the tools for 
cleaning the cache.

That led to running "apt-get clean" and "apt-get autoremove". The 
effect on
test runs of grml-debootstrap is unclear at the moment.

I have a (hopefully) unrelated failure on that machine. I now 
have to run
starx on each reboot.

Thanks all for your time.


> Second, there is a command line package named "upgrade-system"
> that uses apt and deborphan, it will update, upgrade, autoremove
> and check for orphaned packages with the one command. On a Stable
> system let 'upgrade-system' have it's way, it's safe and will
> remove your crud, but on testing and Sid check what packages it's
> going to remove just like you would with any other package
> manager and if your not sure use 'gtkorphan' so you can see what
> you're doing.
>
> So you could #apt purge 'package name' && upgrade-system
> All done.
>
> regards,

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  Re: How to >>COMPLETELY<< remove an application? Frank <zuiderduin@gmx.com> - 2017-03-08 19:30 +0100
    Re: How to >>COMPLETELY<< remove an application? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-03-08 20:20 +0100
  Re: How to >>COMPLETELY<< remove an application? Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2017-03-08 19:40 +0100
    Re: How to >>COMPLETELY<< remove an application? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-03-08 20:40 +0100
      Re: How to >>COMPLETELY<< remove an application? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2017-03-08 21:50 +0100
      Re: How to >>COMPLETELY<< remove an application? Jimmy Johnson <field.engineer@gmail.com> - 2017-03-09 00:00 +0100
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