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DPKG-PURGE(8)                       dlocate                      DPKG-PURGE(8)

NAME
       dpkg-purge - mark packages for purge

SYNOPSIS
       dpkg-purge [PACKAGE...]

DESCRIPTION
       dpkg-purge marks package(s) to be purged.

       It  achieves  this by running `dpkg --set-selections' and piping in the
       package name(s) followed by `purge'.

       NOTE: This program does not install, remove, purge any package. It ONLY
       sets  the  status of the package. Any actual removal or purging is done
       the next time dselect, apt-get, aptitude, etc are run.

SEE ALSO
       dpkg(1), dpkg-hold(1), dpkg-unhold(1), dpkg-remove(1)

AUTHOR
       dpkg-purge was written Craig Sanders  <cas@taz.net.au>.  dpkg-purge  is
       Free Software placed in the public domain.

Debian Project                    2009-06-02                     DPKG-PURGE(8)

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