Ubuntu
apt package

apt-get doesn't support the purge operation, but is documented.

Bug #125733 reported by Mathias Gug
6
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
apt (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Wishlist
Michael Vogt
Ubuntu ubuntu-7.10-beta

Bug Description

Binary package hint: apt

On Gutsy, running the command apt-get purge fails with an invalid operation message:

$ sudo apt-get purge hello
E: Invalid operation purge

However, the man page and the help message reference the purge operation:

$ apt-get help
[...]

Commands:
  [...]
   purge - Remove and purge packages

However, the --purge option is supported by the remove operation:

$ sudo apt-get remove --purge hello
[...]
Removing hello ...

Revision history for this message
Vincent Legout (vlegout) wrote :

I confirm this bug on Gutsy.

Changed in apt:
status: New → Confirmed
Michael Vogt (mvo)
Changed in apt:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
Michael Vogt (mvo)
Changed in apt:
assignee: nobody → mvo
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
Revision history for this message
Michael Vogt (mvo) wrote :

apt (0.7.6ubuntu9) gutsy; urgency=low

  * apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc:
    - fix progress reporting precent calculation (LP: #137798)
  * make apt build with g++ 4.3
  * fix missing SetExecClose() call when the status-fd is used
    (LP: #136767)
  * debian/apt.cron.daily:
    - move unattended-upgrade before apt-get autoclean
  * fix "purge" commandline argument, closes LP: #125733
    (thanks to Julien Danjou for the patch)
  * cmdline/apt-get.cc:
    - do not change the auto-installed information if a package
      is reinstalled (LP: #139448)

 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:55:00 +0200

Changed in apt:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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