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@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ be changed mainly with \fBdselect\fP.
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The package is not installed on your system.
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.TP
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.B config\-files
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-Only the conffiles of the package exist on the system.
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+Only the configuration files of the package exist on the system.
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.TP
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.B half\-installed
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The installation of the package has been started, but not completed for
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@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ The package is selected for installation.
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.TP
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.B deinstall
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The package is selected for deinstallation (i.e. we want to remove all
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-files, except conffiles).
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+files, except configuration files).
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.TP
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.B purge
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The package is selected to be purged (i.e. we want to remove everything,
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-even conffiles).
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+even configuration files).
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.SS PACKAGE FLAGS
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.TP
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.B hold
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@@ -164,7 +164,11 @@ file). \fB\-P\fP or \fB\-\-purge\fP removes everything, including
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conffiles. If \fB\-a\fP or \fB\-\-pending\fP is given instead of a package
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name, then all packages unpacked, but marked to be removed or purged
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in file \fI/var/lib/dpkg/status\fP, are removed or purged,
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-respectively.
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+respectively. Note: some configuration files might be unknown to
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+\fBdpkg\fP because they are created and handled separately through the
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+configuration scripts. In that case, \fBdpkg\fP won't remove them by
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+itself, but the package's \fIpostrm\fP script (which is called by
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+\fBdpkg\fP), has to take care of their removal during purge.
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Removing of a package consists of the following steps:
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