Re: How to reinstall config files

From: Ed Shornock (debian-ml_at_crazeecanuck.homelinux.net)
Date: 04/09/05

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    Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 19:54:01 -0400
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org

    marko.helle@pp.nic.fi wrote:

    > I had apache2 installed and working. Then I removed
    > it with:
    > apt-get remove --purge apache2
    >
    >
    Does the "--purge" have to be before the "remove"? I don't know, but
    that's the way I've always done it.

    >
    > I was confused about this and just deleted that dir:
    > rm -rf /etc/apache2
    >
    OK

    >
    > 2nd question: How can I perform full reinstall?

    Well...what does 'dpkg -l apache2' show?

    This e-mail reminded me that I still had apache1's configs laying around
    (I removed the package without purging it). So on my box I *had*:

    # dpkg -l apache
    Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
    | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
    |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err:
    uppercase=bad)
    ||/ Name Version
    Description
    +++-===============================-===============================-==============================================================================
    rc apache 1.3.33-3
    versatile, high-performance HTTP server

    # dpkg -P apache
    (Reading database ... 272705 files and directories currently installed.)
    Removing apache ...
    Purging configuration files for apache ...
    # dpkg -l apache
    Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
    | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
    |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err:
    uppercase=bad)
    ||/ Name Version
    Description
    +++-===============================-===============================-==============================================================================
    pn apache <none> (no
    description available)

    I would suggest trying "dpkg -P apache2" then "apt-get install apache2"

    HTH 

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