apt-get nightmare - redux...

[ben darby]

* John Dangler wrote:
> I have what apparently is a broke spamassassin on my server that i would
> like to dump and re-install.  Here are the commands I tried, and their
> results...
> 
> root at mgjventures:/# apt-get --purge spamassasin
> E: Invalid operation spamassasin
> 
> root at mgjventures:/# apt-get --remove spamassassin
> E: Invalid operation spamassassin
> 
> root at mgjventures:/# apt-get --purge --remove spamassassin
> E: Invalid operation spamassassin
> 
> root at mgjventures:/# apt-get -s install spamassassin
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> spamassassin is already the newest version.
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
> 1 not fully installed or removed.
> Conf spamassassin (3.1.3-1ubuntu1~dapper1 Ubuntu:6.06/dapper-backports)
> 
> Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong ?

as I stated previously & derek added aswell

> you forgot the 'remove' command
> # apt-get --purge remove spamassassin

* Derek Broughton wrote:
> aptitude is soooo much more logical:
>
> aptitude purge spamassassin


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ben darby
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