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Asked: 2016-04-27 19:21:15 +0800 CST

Why so many "removed but not purged" packages?

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Running aptitude search '~c' prints a whole bunch of removed but not purged packages, including, e.g., all kernels I have ever had installed (starting with linux-image-3.19.0-30-generic).

  1. Why haven't they been purged?

  2. How can I purge them all in a single command? IOW, is

    aptitude purge $(aptitude search '~c' -F %p)

    safe?

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1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    They haven't been purged because there's no reason to. The kernel files left are mostly those concerning dpkg. There's no harm in having them around.

    As for purging them:

    aptitude purge '~c'
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