[DC LoCo] Took the advice.....second question

[Mackenzie Morgan]

On Tue, 2009-02-03 at 17:54 -0500, Marti Martinson wrote:
> Previously, I inquired about the cacao open java and gnash (or swfdec)
> alternative packages. Thank you for helping me get through installing
> cacao-oj6 (and removing SUN java6 - without it destroying my
> OpenOffice!) and gnash (and removing flash-nonfree). I may try
> swfdec-mozilla yet.
> 
> Is there any danger in removing the packages listed in Synaptic GUI
> under:
> 
> Not Installed (residual config)
> 
> Or would the command line "sudo apt-get clean" be better.....or do the
> same thing?

Getting rid of old configs is "sudo apt-get remove --purge <package>" or
"sudo aptitude purge <package>"  The use of "sudo apt-get clean" is to
clear out the contents of /var/cache/apt/archives/

-- 
Mackenzie Morgan
http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com
apt-get moo
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