[ubuntu-studio-users] apt-get: Data wont be removed on purge and autoremove

[Set Hallstrom]

> Am 20.12.2013 15:28, schrieb BA Huys:
>> Not sure why autoremove is not working, but if you need a quick and
>> dirty fix, you could manually delete them.  They're in
>> /var/cache/apt/archives/
>>
>>

Thank you guys. Well... no.. it is not in /var/cache/apt/archives/ ...
There are alot of .debs in there, but none of the redeclipse ones..

But as Mike suggests:
On 2013-12-20 17:52, Mike Holstein wrote:
> i would ask the maintainers.. they list a forum
> here http://forum.freegamedev.net/viewforum.php?f=53

I will ask the maintainers. :)

On 2013-12-21 13:47, Friedrich Mosebach wrote:
> ... einmal reicht ...

I do understand german, but i don't get this....? but thanks for getting
back at this anyways.

yours,
Set

>> On 12/20/2013 08:07 AM, Set Hallstrom wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>> Recently i had an issue with my graphics card. I fixed it, but then i
>>> started investigating what caused my problem. And i remembered i had
>>> installed a game, an fps called redeclipse. I have a rather abusive
>>> teenage past with quake, so i quickly removed it to save myself :)
>>>
>>> This game seem to be using my Nvidia, so i thought i'd resintall it,
>>> just to see if i could repeat the error. and the terminal tells me this:
>>>
>>> $ sudo apt-get install redeclipse
>>> [sudo] password for set:
>>> Reading package lists... Done
>>> Building dependency tree
>>> Reading state information... Done
>>> The following extra packages will be installed:
>>>   libenet2a libmikmod2 libsdl-mixer1.2 redeclipse-data
>>> The following NEW packages will be installed:
>>>   libenet2a libmikmod2 libsdl-mixer1.2 redeclipse redeclipse-data
>>> 0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>>> ----> *Need to get 0 B/656 MB of archives.* <---- ????????????????? 
>>> After this operation, 772 MB of additional disk space will be used.
>>> Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
>>>
>>> So i go yes, of course nothing is downloaded so it's really alot faster
>>> than initial install.
>>>
>>> I check my drivers, all good. The game is not the problem.
>>>
>>> I remove it again, first with purge, and then autoremove to get rid of
>>> those 700+ mb
>>>
>>> I get this on on purge:
>>>
>>> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>>>   redeclipse*
>>> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>>> After this operation, 4 625 kB disk space will be freed.
>>> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
>>>
>>> And then autoremove:
>>>
>>> The following packages will be REMOVED:
>>>   libenet2a libmikmod2 libsdl-mixer1.2 redeclipse-data
>>> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 4 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>>> ---> *After this operation, 767 MB disk space will be freed.* <-- ?????
>>> Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
>>>
>>> but i get suspicious so i check installation again:
>>>
>>> The following extra packages will be installed:
>>>   libenet2a libmikmod2 libsdl-mixer1.2 redeclipse-data
>>> The following NEW packages will be installed:
>>>   libenet2a libmikmod2 libsdl-mixer1.2 redeclipse redeclipse-data
>>> 0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
>>> Need to get 0 B/656 MB of archives.
>>> ---> *After this operation, 772 MB of additional disk space will be
>>> used.* <----
>>>
>>> SO my question is: how do i get rid of this data?
>>>
>>> Thankfull for an answer,
>>>
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