[Bug 244598] Re: Apt will not purge deinstalled/removed packages (unlike "dpkg -P")

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** Changed in: apt (Debian)
       Status: Confirmed => Fix Released

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Title:
  Apt will not purge deinstalled/removed packages (unlike "dpkg -P")

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “apt” package in Debian:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: apt

  I wanted to purge a packages config-files after i had it removed
  already, apt won't do the job although dpkg does:

  alex at cappuccino:/lib/firmware$ dpkg-query -W -f='${Status} ${Package}\n'|grep deinstall
  deinstall ok config-files bcm43xx-fwcutter

  alex at cappuccino:/lib/firmware$ sudo apt-get purge bcm43xx-fwcutter
  Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig
  Abhängigkeitsbaum wird aufgebaut
  Reading state information... Fertig
  Paket bcm43xx-fwcutter ist nicht installiert, wird also auch nicht entfernt (english: not installed, will not be removed)
  0 aktualisiert, 0 neu installiert, 0 zu entfernen und 0 nicht aktualisiert.

  alex at cappuccino:/lib/firmware$ sudo dpkg --purge bcm43xx-fwcutter
  (Lese Datenbank ... 87598 Dateien und Verzeichnisse sind derzeit installiert.)
  Entferne bcm43xx-fwcutter ... (english: removing bcm...)
  Lösche Konfigurationsdateien von bcm43xx-fwcutter ... (english: purge config files of bcm...)

  Is this correct behaviour or a bug?

  Hardy, amd64, proposed & backports-repositories

  alex at cappuccino:/lib/firmware$ apt-get --version
  apt 0.7.9ubuntu17 for amd64 compiled on Apr 22 2008 15:20:34

  
  TESTCASE:
  1. sudo apt-get install hello
  2. sudo apt-get remove hello
  3. sudo apt-get purge hello

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